Full text of Lou Gehrig's farewell speech - Sports Illustrated
2009年7月5日 · 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...
American Rhetoric: Lou Gehrig - Farewell to Baseball Address
2024年10月14日 · Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth. I have been in ballparks for seventeen years and have never received anything but kindness and encouragement from you fans.
Lou Gehrig Farewell Speech “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 seventeen years and have never received anything but kindness and encouragement from you fans. “Look at these grand men. Which of you
Lou Gehrig’s Farewell Speech: July 4, 1939 – Society for American ...
2023年3月22日 · A packed crowd of 61,808 fans heard Lou Gehrig make his “Luckiest Man” speech between games of a doubleheader against Washington. (SABR-Rucker Archive) Lou Gehrig played his final game for the New York Yankees on April 30, 1939.
Lou Gehrig – Farewell Speech - Genius
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 the earth. I have been in ballparks for.
Lou Gehrig's farewell speech | 07/04/1939 - MLB.com
Yankees' Lou Gehrig gives an emotional farewell speech in between games of a doubleheader at Yankee Stadium
American Rhetoric: Movie Speech from Pride of the Yankees - Lou Gehrig …
Full text and audio mp3 and video of movie Pride of the Yankees - Lou Gehrig Delivers Farewell to Baseball Address at Yankee Stadium
Lou Gehrig’s Farwell Speech On July 4, 1939, the New York Yankees held "Lou Gehrig Day" at Yankee Stadium. Gehrig had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) just two weeks earlier. With more than 62,000 fans in attendance, the Iron Horse took the microphone for what would become one of the most memorable moments in baseball ...
Internet Modern History Sourcebook - Fordham University
1996年1月26日 · Delivered by Lou Gehrig, on July 4, 1939 Fans, for the past two weeks you have been reading about a bad break I got. Yet today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.
Lou Gehrig's Farewell to Baseball Speech - LiveAbout
2019年4月2日 · His farewell speech given on July 4, 1939, at Yankee Stadium (now known as Lou Gehrig Day) is considered the most famous speech in baseball history. The speech came just after Gehrig had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease.
Lou Gehrig Farewell Speech Transcript
2024年12月18日 · Speaker 1: On May 2nd, 1939 after playing in 2,130 straight games, the iron horse, Lou Gehrig, benches himself. Lou's statistics through April are the worst of his career. He has just one RBI and a .143 batting average. Two weeks after his benching, Gehrig is diagnosed with a fatal disease, ALS, and is given three years to live. Upon hearing ...
Lou Gehrig Bids Farewell to Baseball - HISTORY
The self-described "luckiest man on the face of the earth" says goodbye to baseball and fans on July 4, 1939, after being diagnosed with ALS.
Lou Gehrig's Farewell to Baseball - Wikisource
2021年1月13日 · Delivered 4 July, 1939, in Yankee Stadium, New York City. 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 the earth. I have been in ballparks for seventeen years and have never received anything but kindness and encouragement from you fans.
Lou Gehrig's Farewell Speech: The Luckiest Man
2021年7月4日 · It's been 82 years since baseball great Lou Gehrig delivered his simple speech, one that continues to be among the most famous of the 20th century. Already weakened by ALS, Gehrig was retiring from baseball. His remarks on July 4, 1939 were brief. He used fewer than 300 words, most of them simple ones.
July 4, 1939: Lou Gehrig says farewell to baseball with ‘Luckiest …
2020年11月30日 · Ruth was moved to tears by Gehrig’s 277-word speech. The Babe went over to shake his old friend’s hand but hugged him instead — ending the long-standing and petty feud between them. It was the first time Gehrig cracked a smile all day.
Farewell - Lou Gehrig
“When the New York Giants, a team you would give your right arm to beat, and vice versa, 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.
The 4th of July: “I’ve Got An Awful Lot To Live For” - Lou Gehrig
July 4, 1939 was the day of Lou Gehrig’s farewell “luckiest man” speech on “Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day” in a ceremony at home plate between games of a doubleheader at Yankee Stadium in New York.
The History Place - Great Speeches Collection: Lou Gehrig - Farewell …
At The History Place, part of the Great Speeches collection. As a first baseman for the New York Yankees baseball team, Lou Gehrig played in 2,130 consecutive games from 1925 to 1939, setting a major league record and had a career batting average of .340.
ESPN.com - CLASSIC - Farewell address
(Ed. note: Lou Gehrig's farewell speech was delivered at Yankee Stadium on July 4, 1939.) "Fans, for the past two weeks you have been reading about the bad break I got. Yet today I consider...
ESPN Classic - Emotional farewell for "luckiest man on earth"
Lou Gehrig makes his emotional farewell in Yankee Stadium, giving his 'luckiest man on earth' speech.