Written by Finishing your career with 400 home runs and 3,000 hits takes a lot of athletic ability but finishing your career with a record of playing 2,632 consecutive games takes a lot of brilliance. There were many days when Cal Ripken Jr. could have taken a day off for injuries or because he needed rest but he kept going. He didn’t keep going because he had to or because a numerous amount of people were behind him or even because his body could take it, he kept going because he had an aspect that many people do READ MORE »
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Cal Ripken Jr. is a baseball Hall of Famer who played his entire career with the Baltimore Orioles. His most famous achievement was setting the all-time Major League record for consecutive games played. Ripken played in every one of his team’s games for nearly seventeen straight full easons, a total streak of 2,632 consecutive games. This broke the previous record of 2,130, which was set by Lou Gehrig and stood for 56 years.
Ripken was also famous for his classy approach, and for being one of the great ambassadors of READ MORE »