Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.
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Born in New York in 1903, Lou Gehrig
Born in New York in 1903, Lou Gehrig was the 'Iron Horse' who played 2,130 consecutive games as the Yankees' first baseman during their golden era. Compiling a .340 average and 493 home runs, he was forced to retire at thirty-seven by ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). His farewell speech declaring himself 'the luckiest man on the face of the earth' is remembered as sports history's most moving moment.
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