33 Quotes by Lou Gehrig

It’s a pretty big shadow. It gives me lots of room to spread myself.

We were mighty short of infielders in those days.

The Babe is one fellow, and I’m another and I could never be exactly like him. I don’t try, I just go on as I am in my own right.

I’m not a headline guy. I know that as long as I was following Ruth to the plate I could have stood on my head and no one would have known the difference.

I might have had a tough break; but I have an awful lot to live for.

I love to win; but I love to lose almost as much. I love the thrill of victory, and I also love the challenge of defeat.