Word: record
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Ironically, however, Lou Gehrig--the man who held the record for most consecutive games played until Ripken broke it in 1995--also ended his streak by pulling himself out of the starting lineup on May 2, 1939. But Gehrig, a career .340 hitter, was batting .143 in 1939 and suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the illness that would eventually take his life and bear his name. Gehrig took the day off because he wanted to help his team...
...bottom line is that Cal Ripken, Jr. has set a standard for dedication, consistency and excellence that will probably never be equaled. And the truth of the matter is that the nature of a record such as The Streak makes it difficult to ignore during its existence--it would have been unrealistic to expect Ripken to endure The Streak without ever allowing it to influence him to some degree...
...small ceremony held yesterday afternoon at MIT, the battalion was honored for the quality of its leadership training program, its above-target record in commissioning lieutenants into the army and its superior scores in field training camps this past summer...
...studio now. I'm actually spending a lot of time in New York and I'm finishing up five songs and hopefully I'll have another record out in the spring. It feels good - I realize it's a process. But I think that when you really love and enjoy something - there's not finish line. You just want to learn and get better. I'm in a pretty good place right now. It's just good to be active...
...when the Mather House sophomore traveled to Sudan earlier this month as part of a rescue group to liberate and record the testimony of thousands of slaves, he did not break down...