Hero #001: Hank Aaron … (06/02/16)
Henry “Hank” Aaron is a retired American Major League Baseball player who played 21 seasons for the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves and two seasons for the Milwaukee Brewers. Aaron held the record for career home runs for 33 years, and he still holds several other MLB offensive records – all of which he accomplished while receiving persistent hate mail, racist comments, and threats of assassination. The resilience, dignity, and grace he displayed under these trying conditions were an inspiration to many. Appropriately, his personal hero was and remains Martin Luther King Jr. — a man who, Aaron said, “could walk with kings and talk with presidents. He wasn’t for lootings and bombings and fights, and yet he wasn’t afraid of violence” … Just as importantly, in addition to being a rare and gifted athlete, Hank Aaron was a noble humanitarian and a true gentleman. For the entirety of his life away from the game of baseball, he has devoted countless hours to helping others, especially children and the less fortunate.
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