Lou Gehrig was one of the world's greatest baseball players. He was born in 1903，and started1for the New York Yankees in 1923. When he was in the training camp, he improved(提高) so much that he was2American League's Most Valuable Player. He played in over 2,000 games. It was a3that wasn't broken(打破) for 50 years.
Then something4happened, though. He could hardly swing(挥动) his bat, and he5run any more. He knew something was wrong. He went to the6. Doctors said he had an illness called ALS. It can7a person unable(不能的) to go around. He knew he couldn't play baseball any more, so he8the team. Though he could no longer play baseball, he still worked. He took a9working for the New York State Parole Commission. He kept working10he died in 1941.
