【美国人物志】卢·贾里格 (9/9)

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亨利·路易士·贾里格（Henry Louis Gehrig，1903年6月19日－1941年6月2日）是美国职棒大联盟的一垒手，职棒生涯都效力于纽约洋基。
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Gehrig did not act like a dying man, though. He refused to act frightened or sad. On July 4, 1939, more than 60,000 people went to Yankee Stadium to honor one of America's greatest baseball players. Gehrig told the crowd he still felt he was lucky. His words echoed throughout the stadium.
"I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the Earth. I might have been given a bad break, but I've got an awful lot to live for. Thank you."
Gehrig fought his sickness. But he became weaker and weaker. He died on June 2, 1941. He was 37 years old. America mourned the loss of a great baseball hero. Those who knew him best -- family, friends, baseball players -- mourned the loss of a gentle man.