Today, September 20, 1998 - Cal Ripken, Jr. took himself out of the starting lineup and did not play in the Baltimore Orioles' loss to the New York Yankees, ending his consecutive-game streak at 2,632 games.
To be great, you must be very good for a very long time. The combination of consistency and longevity is what often defines greatness. How great are you if you only do somethingonce, or for a short period of time? How great are you if you are merely avereage for a long period of time? Greatness if built upon itself, year after year, success after success. Riding out the loows, the slumps, and returning to extraordinary heights time and again. Greatness.
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