Biography
“Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.” This means that every time they throw a strike, he gets more determined to hit a home run. For example on Babe Ruth’s 60th home run (when he broke the record) he hit a home run on the very last pitch. This quote relates to my thesis because both of them mean that he had/gave hope and every time he steps out on the field he changes baseball. George Herman Ruth was an important figure in 1920’s American history because he gave millions of people hope during the Great Depression, saved baseball from the Black Sox Scandal, and he became known as the best player in Baseball American history. To start off lets travel back to Babe’s child hood and early life before he was famous. George was born on February 6, 1895 in Baltimore, Maryland with his dad George Senior, his mom Kate and his sister Mamie. Fun fact
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Mary’s) is the person he influenced Babe to become who he was. Brother Matthias was a father-like figure to babe when he went to school. For example he helped babe refine his baseball skills, working tirelessly with him on hitting, fielding, and pitching skills. When Babe was 19, the brother invited Jack Dunn, owner of the Baltimore Orioles to come watch him play. Obviously Dunn was impressed, as he offered a contract to babe. In the beginning of Babe’s career, he was known for his prodigious power as a slugger, he started his career as a pitcher. Also George got his nickname Babe because he was known as “Jack’s newest babe” and that’s where Babe came from. Some lessons babe learned from his very first years were that if you don’t play as much as you think then try to stay positive and try to pick another position that you would be good or have a better shot at playing the position in the future. Babe became an amazing player by switching to an outfielder when he didn’t pitch that day. This allowed him to set the record for most
Details are equally scanty about why young George was sent at the age of 7 to St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys, a reformatory and orphanage. As an adult, Babe Ruth suggested that not only had he been running the streets and rarely attending school, he was drinking beer when his father was not looking. Some accounts say that, after a violent incident at his father's saloon, the city authorities decided this environment was unsuitable for a small child. At St. Mary's, which George Jr. entered on June 13, 1902, he was recorded as "incorrigible"; he spent much of the next twelve years
George Washington Carver was born in Diamond Grove, Missouri in January of 1864. His parents were Mary and Giles Carver, and their master was Moses Carver (the slave took up their owner’s last name.) Giles, George’s father left his mother before he was born, only to leave Mary, his mother, to raise George on her own. However, later on, Mary and George were kidnapped by northern raiders to be sold in Arkansas. George was returned frail, feeble and scrawny infant a year later in 1865 with no sign of his mother.
He was born on July 18, 1895, to a wealthy family in Memphis, Tennessee. As a child, he was raised in a traditional home where everything was pretty uneventful. After high school, Kelly attended Mississippi A&M College, and “quickly fell in love with Geneva Ramsey and made an abrupt decision to quit school and marry” (Ocean View Publishing). The two got married when George was 19 and had two sons together. During his college years, George
Brother Matthias was a very encouraging and appreciated figure in the institution because he sparked a sense of response in the kid’s souls especially in Ruth’s soul. Young Ruth began to fall in love and become skilled with baseball that brother Matthias noticed his ability and decided to further train him. In the span of a decade, in 1912, he became one of the greatest baseball players in St. Mary’s wining the schools championship. Young Ruth also did claim other small victories outside of St. Mary.
Diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Lou Gehrig (Under the yankees baseball organization) continued on to deliver one of the most famous speeches in sports history, and aimed himself towards his fans and family. Gehrig's mom pushed her son hard and is the reason he was such a gifted athlete not only in baseball but in football as well. Although not the main star gehrig pushed himself to be one of the greats and on of the most well respected men in the MLB in his quote "Let's face it. I'm not a headline guy. I always knew that as long as I was following Babe to the plate I could have gone up there and stood on my head.
Even though other people have broken some of his records, Wayne Gretzky still holds the most records to this day. Another example is how much he has brought to hockey. This is shown in “Gretzky scores 802, passes Howe | Retro Recap | Canucks @ Kings,” Youtube, uploaded by NHL, January 30, 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFT3wYjmbl8 from 3:07-3:27. This part in history demonstrates how Wayne Gretzky was able to show he is the greatest hockey player in history.
Hank Aaron was one of the earliest black baseball players in MLB, and he was very triumphant, in fact he broke such an important record, he was considered one of the best to ever play. Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s home run record, with a career total of 755 home runs, which still stands today. But not all of his career was solid, Hank Aaron had a lot of problems with the public too. Hank Aaron was the victim of racism, death threats, and harassment, but he chose to rise above the hate and actually used it to his own success. Since Hank Aaron did this, he made history in MLB, took a big step in the American Civil Rights Act, and stopped tons of racism toward blacks in their tracks.
The events that challenged the person because he was forced to live with snubs and rebuffs and some of his teammates refused to play with him because he was black. This shows that Jackie Robinson has gone through hard times of his career. Another quote is when he thought they needed a black man as their symbol, it says Suppressed and repressed for so many years, they needed a victorious and leadful black man
He made a record for the most No.1 albums in the history of country music. He also produced a top ten hit every year for a consecutive of 30 years. This was a world record in the history of music. In 2006, he was elected into the Country Hall of Fame. In 2008, he won his first grammy for the “Best Country Album”.
Babe was born in Baltimore Maryland February 6th 1895 he died August 16th 1948. When Babe was 7 years old he was a troublemaker he was so much trouble that his parents sent him to St. Mary ‘s Industrial School For Boys, a Catholic Orphanage and Reformatory that place became Babes home for 12 years. Babes inspiration he looked up to was a monk named Brother Matthias. The Monk introduced Babe to the game of baseball, babe excelled the game
He grew up in Houston's rough Filth Ward District. With six other siblings, George, and his siblings, grew up in a poverty-stricken household in Houston. His stepfather, a drunkard, spent all his railroad worker’s wage on alcohol.
" A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives" (" Jackie Robinson"). His career as major league baseball player
When George Jr. turned about 7 his parents thought it best to send him off to St. Mary’s Industrial School for Boys and it was a school run by Catholic monks. St. Mary’s helped George Jr.’s become a better person and helped him learn vocational skills. This was a school to help children become better in life later on in life and this place is where he also became in love with the game baseball. With the help of St. Mary, Babe found the sport he always wanted to play and he was good at it. Brother Matthias who was one of the monks at St. Mary’s liked George Jr.’s company and became somewhat a positive role to George Jr. and George Jr. would look up to him like a father figure.
George Washington was born February 22, 1732 in Virginia ,(Washington, George). When George was 3 years old, his family moved to a large plantation called Mount Vernon. George’s playmates were his younger sister and brothers. No neighbors lived close by. George enjoyed exploring near the woods.
In Lou Gehrig's "Farewell to Baseball Address," his main goal is to make the claim that is "the luckiest man on the face of the earth" by using multiple techniques. The fist technique that Lou Gehrig uses is repitition of key phrases. As he is orally speaking to many insprired fans, he repeatedly uses the phrase, "Sure I am lucky. " This phrase shows us how he had many people playing as jey roles in his life to make him feel lucky. One of them are his parents who Lou Gehrig says "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.