“The ballplayer who loses his head, who can’t keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all.”

-Lou Gehrig

“There is no room in baseball for discrimination. It is our national pastime and a game for all.”

-Lou Gehrig

“I might have had a tough break; but I have an awful lot to live for.”

-Lou Gehrig

“I’m not a headline guy. I know that as long as I was following Ruth to the plate I could have stood on my head and no one would have known the difference.”

-Lou Gehrig

“I love to win; but I love to lose almost as much. I love the thrill of victory, and I also love the challenge of defeat.”

-Lou Gehrig

“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.”

-Lou Gehrig