When you think of a baseball player many think hero, a gifted athlete, an entertainer or even a role model. All of these characteristics may very well describe a baseball player in our society. A baseball player can also be compared to a modern-day knight. Both baseball players and knights need to withstand extreme conditions, high pressure situations, wear various types of armor and to work as a team. Baseball players and knights cannot always control the situations they are presented with. Both of them cannot allow situations which are out of their control have a negative impact on their actions. You may not be able to alter who you are fighting or playing, the temperature or the elements. You can however always…show more content… Lou Gehrig displayed many of the traits of a true warrior. Gehrig had immense strength, he did not look to start any fights, and he let them come to him as he had nothing to prove. Gehrig played with one of baseball’s all-time legends, Babe Ruth. Ruth loved the attention he would get from opposing teams, and the fans. He took most of the spotlight away from Lou Gehrig; he was extremely arrogant and abused his power. "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. No one would have noticed the difference. When the Babe was through swinging, whether he hit one or fanned, nobody paid any attention to the next hitter. They all were talking about what the Babe had done." (Quotes) This is an example of what makes Gehrig such a warrior, because he was able to control his actions and his emotions. He was very wise because he knew this and played baseball to change the game, not to let it change him. Gehrig had a great reputation as being a hard worker, being a leader and being strong. He did go through a great ordeal of pain, he was stricken was disease and unfortunately it forced him to retire from the game he loved. During Gehrig’s final speech, he said that “I have caught a bad break, but I have an awful lot to live for, despite that. I consider myself the luckiest man on the earth.” Indeed, his reputation and characteristics on and off the field is what made him a true warrior. The fact that he was afflicted by an illness which left him physically defeated, did not stop his determination to rise above and
