Norman Borlaug says serendipity led him from a background growing up on a farm in Iowa to the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for his work with the Green Revolution. In this video podcast, Dr. Borlaug says his first life ambition was to be the second baseman for the Chicago Cubs. His second was to be a science teacher with a degree from Iowa State. But a wrestling scholarship led him to the University of Minnesota. He earned a degree in forestry, but then met Dr. E. C. Stakman who convinced him to study cereal grains. That led to his development of high-yielding wheat varieties that saved the lives of millions.