Principled Man Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 “Fans, for the past two weeks you have been reading about the bad break I got. Yet today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of this earth. I have been in ballparks for 17 years and have never received anything but kindness and encouragement from you fans. “Look at these grand men. Which of you wouldn’t consider it the highlight of his career just to associate with them for even one day? Sure, I’m lucky. Who wouldn’t consider it an honor to have known Jacob Ruppert? Also, the builder of baseball’s greatest empire, Ed Barrow? To have spent six years with that wonderful little fellow, Miller Huggins? Then to have spent the next nine years with that outstanding leader, that smart student of psychology, the best manager in baseball today, Joe McCarthy? Sure, I’m lucky. “When the New York Giants, a team you would give your right arm to beat, and vice verso, sends you a gift — that’s something. When everybody down to the groundskeepers and those boys in white coats remember you with trophies — that’s something. When you have a wonderful mother-in-law who takes sides with you in squabbles with her own daughter — that’s something. When you have a father and a mother who work all their lives so you can have an education and build your body — it’s a blessing. When you have a wife who has been a tower of strength and shown more courage than you dreamed existed — that’s the finest I know. “So I close in saying that I may have had a tough break, but I have an awful lot to live for.” http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/45/Babe_Ruth_hugging_Lou_Gehrig_%281939%29.jpg 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutman Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 “Fans, for the past two weeks you have been reading about the bad break I got. Yet today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of this earth. I have been in ballparks for 17 years and have never received anything but kindness and encouragement from you fans. “Look at these grand men. Which of you wouldn’t consider it the highlight of his career just to associate with them for even one day? Sure, I’m lucky. Who wouldn’t consider it an honor to have known Jacob Ruppert? Also, the builder of baseball’s greatest empire, Ed Barrow? To have spent six years with that wonderful little fellow, Miller Huggins? Then to have spent the next nine years with that outstanding leader, that smart student of psychology, the best manager in baseball today, Joe McCarthy? Sure, I’m lucky. “When the New York Giants, a team you would give your right arm to beat, and vice verso, sends you a gift — that’s something. When everybody down to the groundskeepers and those boys in white coats remember you with trophies — that’s something. When you have a wonderful mother-in-law who takes sides with you in squabbles with her own daughter — that’s something. When you have a father and a mother who work all their lives so you can have an education and build your body — it’s a blessing. When you have a wife who has been a tower of strength and shown more courage than you dreamed existed — that’s the finest I know. “So I close in saying that I may have had a tough break, but I have an awful lot to live for.” http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/45/Babe_Ruth_hugging_Lou_Gehrig_%281939%29.jpg Beautiful, The photo is priceless!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 He's a personal hero. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Great speech. it could be the most moving I've ever see. There's a segment on SportsCenter (I saw it last year) to that follows the progression of his disease and the efforts his wife and doctor went to to hide the seriousness from him, though there was no indication that the treatment was less effective because of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 (edited) A great man to be sure. An American icon and hero. Ted Williams and Lou Gehrig for different and some similar reasons were men to be admired.... Edited July 4, 2014 by Narpski 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 (edited) Thanks for posting this. My mother and father were from his generation, and all of that generation knew how to weather the storms of life with dignity and grace. Edited July 4, 2014 by Lorraine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbine Freight Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 They played this on BBC Radio 5 Live the other day. I stopped what I was doing & just listened to it. Truly a great moment. To actually hear this at the time must have been overwhelming. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 The most amazing, awesome man. A legend. Beautiful speech and a great pic. Thank you for posting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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