Elegant, graceful, inspiring.
He changed the game;
he changed the world.
He stole home in the 1955 World Series;
he stole hatred from the heart of America.
He stared intolerance in the face;
he never flinched.
He carried a burden no person should bear;
he carried it with a smile and an iron will.
His team was the Dodgers;
he played for everyone.
Lou Gehrig was the luckiest man on the face of the earth;
Jackie Robinson was the bravest.
Baseball is our national pastime;
and gave us a national hero.