Ralph Waldo Emerson

" Character is higher than intellect." Ralph Waldo Emerson 

I think this means that character is more important than intellect. For example if you have bad grades it doesn't matter as long as you have character because it's more important. Character is more important than intellect because it helps others. An example of character is instead of bashing your teammate for missing a shot they motivate them and tell them what to do instead of yelling at them. 

Dale Murphy

"Character matters most" Dale Murphy 

I think this means that even if you score 1000 home runs or score 1 home run, character will always matter more than anything. Character will matter more than 1000 home runs. For example if you score 1000 home runs they won't matter if you don't have good character. But if you score 1 home run with good character then it will matter the most.