How Mr. Met met Mr. Moneybags

How Mr. Met met Mr. Moneybags

Billionaire Steve Cohen beat Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez, two other billionaires, and Mayor Bill de Blasio to acquire baseball's favorite underdog. His end goal was never in doubt: “He’s obsessed with coming out on top."

Savannah Guthrie is Feeling Lucky

Savannah Guthrie is Feeling Lucky

“She’s front and center, critical to everything NBC News will be doing, hopefully for a long time to come,” said Noah Oppenheim of Savannah Guthrie. “She does have this extraordinary expertise and aptitude for the political stuff. But her range is broader than anyone’s. There isn’t a story I wouldn’t feel comfortable in saying that she could dominate covering.”

Trying to Flip the House, ZIP Code by ZIP Code

Trying to Flip the House, ZIP Code by ZIP Code

“We had no idea what it would become,” Mr. Todras-Whitehill said. “But after our viral launch we suddenly didn’t have the 20,000 people we expected, but 200,000 expecting us to help them taking back the House. I knew that we would have to transform the organization into a professional one capable of delivering on that promise.

The Last Days of Time Inc.

The Last Days of Time Inc.

“I remember sitting next to Jeff Bewkes, the CEO of Time Warner, at an internal Time Inc. event that was celebrating journalists. And he asked what I had done before Fortune, and I said, ‘Oh, I worked at Goldman.’ And he looked at me like, why would I leave that to do this? And I thought, Uh-oh, it’s over.”

Nicolle Wallace’s Road From the White House to 30 Rock

Nicolle Wallace’s Road From the White House to 30 Rock

“I am the same on TV as a guest as I am as a host, as I was a White House communications director, as I was Jeb Bush’s spokesperson,” she said. “I don’t speak any differently. I don’t hold any different views ideologically. I don’t hold back.”

Bob Gibson's Actions Spoke Louder Than Words in 1967 World Series

Bob Gibson's Actions Spoke Louder Than Words in 1967 World Series

Of course, nothing could rattle Bob Gibson. One comment, though, in particular worked on him: the words in a Boston paper announcing Dick Williams’s plans for the seventh game—“Lonborg and Champagne.” Watching Gibson studying those words, his teammate Joe Hoerner knew how much they would fortify Gibson’s resolve. It wasn’t that he needed any extra motivation to win his fifth consecutive World Series game, but that smug headline, combined with the perceived slight at breakfast, would bolster Gibson’s belief that he needed to prove to the world that he was capable of anything.