In LOVE with Humanity

Hero #001: Hank Aaron
Henry ―Hank‖ Aaron is a retired Major League Baseball player who held the
record for career home runs for 33 years, and who still holds several other MLB
offensive records – all of which he accomplished while receiving persistent hate mail,
frequent racist insults, and regular threats of assassination. The resilience, dignity, and
grace Aaron displayed under such trying conditions were an inspiration to many while
he was playing, and remain an inspiration to many to this day.
Appropriately, Aaron‘s 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. Indeed, 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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