Famous Person Gordon B. Hinkley once said, “Being humble means recognizing that we are not on earth to see how important we can become, but to see how much of a difference we can make in the lives of others.” Today, I would like to tell you a little about one of baseball historys finest, Lou Gihrig. I will discuss three main points, including his early life, his career, and legacy. Lou Gehrig was born on June 19, 1903, in New York City. Lou was the son of German imigrants, and the only child out of four to survive. His mother done most of the working. She found any job she could. His father on the other hand, had a very hard time finding work. From the very beining his mother pushed for Lou to be in school. She wanted to be sure he had a good education. He had a hard life …show more content…
He was losing his strength and his stats were showing it. To begin with, the doctor thought it could be a gallbladder problem so they put him on a strict diet. Lou only got weaker. After he missed a simple catch along with other factors, Lou knew it was time to take himself out of the game. The doctors at the Mayo Clinic shortly after diagnosed him with a very rare degenerative disease, amyotrophlic lateral sclerosis. Now called Lou Gehrig’s disease, which is a nervous system disease that weakens your muscles, and impacts physical function. On July 4, 1939, the Yankees decided to have a day in honor of Lou. All the teamates and fans stood in his honor. Soon after in that december he was inducted into the hall of fame. Shortly after, on June 2, of 1941 he took his last breath. Lou Gehrig had a very memorable life. He came from nothing, but made more of himself than most do. He is baseball inspiration to guys all over. From being born to a family with so little, and being the only one of his sibblings to survive. To his carrer of many records, and his legacy that is amazing. We all hope to make our lives count as much as Lou Gehrig