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We consider ourselves the luckiest fans on the face of the Earth.
Cal Ripken, Jr.
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Cal Ripken, Jr.
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: August 24
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Calvin Edwin Ripken Jr.
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Each and every day had its challenges.
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So many good things have happened to me in the game of baseball. When I do allow myself a chance to think about it, it's almost like a storybook career. You feel so blessed to have been able to compete this long.
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Disadvantaged kids many times don't have the support network that we all have. I know how important my parents were in my life and many of these kids don't have that support network.
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I don't love the idea of the responsibility falling on the manager. That just adds to their in-game responsibility.
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You could be a kid for as long as you want when you play baseball.
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I kept thinking, 'this must be the coolest job - I'd like to be a professional baseball player.' They were getting paid to play a game, and what a cool lifestyle that was.
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The streak has become my identity it's who I've become.
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What keeps me going? I guess it's just a desire to keep trying to contribute and do things in life.
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Get in the game. Do the best you can. Try to make a contribution. Learn from today. Apply it to tomorrow.
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Sometimes I think sportsmanship is a little bit forgotten in place of the individual attention.
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Stubbornness usually is considered a negative but I think that trait has been a positive for me.
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