Lou Gehrig

 Lou Gehrig

Lou Gehrig was a professional baseball player who was able to be among the greatest. Gehrig was able to play with the Yankees and was one of the best baseball players of all time. Baseball fans have stated that Lou Gherig was even better than Babe Ruth. This is because while Ruth was flashy and austentatious, Gehrig was consistent and of greater reliability.

Gehrig would play close to more than 2,000 consecutive baseball games with amazing statistics. There are baseball fans that say that Gehrig was a better baseball player than Babe Ruth. Gehrig would amaze by being a great baseball player yet kept being humble and dedicated on the field.

Gehrig had an amazing baseball record and kept being disciplined throughout his career. Gehrig would be diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Despite the grim diagnosis and prognosis, Gehrig remained positive and grateful for having played baseball and being alive. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis was named with Lou Gehrig's name in honor of the great baseball player. (Not all disease occurs due to the practice of sin, yet the practice of sin can cause disease.)

Gehrig was diagnosed in 1939 with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and did not allow that to make him bitter. Gehrig kept being positive and was able to describe the importance of gratitude and positivity. Gehrig's record of playing 2,130 consecutive games was broken by Cal Ripken until the year 1995.