Who do you think it would be? It doesn't matter what the circumstances were or are, if he is was/is bad or good person, or even deserved the incredible life he experienced.
I want your opinion on what man, in all of world history up to now, from birth to death (or present if still alive) has had who you feel to be the best, most fortunate, lucky, incredible, wonderful, remarkable - whatever you want to call it - life.
Lou Gehrig
me
Justinian- he saw a really hot actress and had the power to change the law so they could get married.
Jesus
The Japanese fellow who lived through BOTH the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs.
Maybe not so much:Opens up the possibility of Survivor's Guilt on a massive scale .
Lorenzo the Magnificent wrote:
The Japanese fellow who lived through BOTH the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs.
Pete Best, he can walk down the street without being recognised.
Some prince from some oil place who is no threat to the throne and lives the sweet life.
mean mr mustard wrote:Pete Best, he can walk down the street without being recognised.
I initially liked this answer. However I did see him play live in a little bar in my city a couple years ago; probably under 100 people attended. It must tarnish the fortunate circumstances of his fate more than a little. You could debate the somewhat tragic nature of his life as easily as the fortunate aspect.
I was in a working band for 9 years, and always felt the bassist for Van Halen (Michael Anthony) was a VERY mediocre musician who was in the right time at the right place. He also likely never get recognized, but doesn't have to deal with forever being the Beatle who never was. Probably had a much more fun life, too... lots of ladies at those VH shows.
There is a story of a man who enlisted in the Army and ended up being sent to Airborne School. On one of his qualifying jumps his parachute didn't open, but he survived. He later joined the Marine Corps, without disclosing his medical history, and ended up being sent to Airborne School (very rare for a Marine). Once again, his chute didn't open and he survived. While being treated they discovered his history, and were about to discharge him for fraudulent enlistment. However, the Commandant of the Marine Corps met him in the hospital, and when he heard his story told him that he was the kind of hard charging guy the Marine Corps needed and had the discharge proceedings canceled.
I suppose that isn't really luck though - if he were lucky his chute would have opened the first time around.
Mo Farah. Two Olympic gold medals and still not caught.
Ed Mendoza. 5th in 1976 Oly 10,000 trials but still made 1976 Oly team.
Honorable mention to Ritz making 2004 Oly team.
stateroftheoblivious wrote:
Frane Selak.
You are welcome.
http://www.wimp.com/luckiestman/
Amazing, thanks.
messi wrote:
Ed Mendoza. 5th in 1976 Oly 10,000 trials but still made 1976 Oly team.
Honorable mention to Ritz making 2004 Oly team.
Yeah that's definitely the luckiest thing that can happen in all of known history
Frane Selak's multiples over a long span of time versus the magnitude of the two encounters of Tsutomu Yamaguchi----
the rest are pretty far behind especially those who have tales involving running about in short pants.
Selak's lotto win may be the tie breaker here.
Wilt Chamberlain
Tom Brady