Jim Abbott
Jim Abbott
James Anthony Abbottis a retired Major League Baseball pitcher, who played despite having been born without a right hand. He played 10 seasons in Major League Baseballfor the California Angels, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, and Milwaukee Brewers, from 1989 to 1999...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth19 September 1967
CityFlint, MI
believe directly experience share speak wide
The experience that I have come directly from baseball, but I believe they have a wide reach. If I can share some of those things, there's something that will speak to us all about what we can do.
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There are times when you're tired and times when you don't believe in yourself. That's when you have to stick it out and draw on the confidence that you have deep down beneath all the doubts and worries.
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I benefited from tremendous encouragement as a kid. So many people reached out to me, helped me, and believed in me even when I didn't always believe in myself.
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If you keep harping on a disability, then you'll start believing there is one. So I don't.
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I believe that challenges can push us beyond what we might otherwise be able to accomplish.
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I think you need optimism. I believe that's incredibly important that you be optimistic that you can do things different and still do them just as well. That's very important to success - just to have a positive outlook. I know it's not easy to do that.
believe goal people
My goal is to encourage people to see the possibilities that life holds. So many great things can happen in life, if we can find our own way of doing things, and believe in ourselves, no matter what challenges surround you.
motivation believe people
Never allow the circumstances of your life to become an excuse. People will allow you to do it. But I believe we have a personal obligation to make the most of the abilities we have.
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The ABS avalanche backpack is a lifesaver, literally a lifesaver, ... In 43 deployments, there's only been one fatality.
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She has shown the energy and enthusiasm to build this program. She has been associated with successful programs both on the court and in the classroom. We're eager for her to get started and look for similar success from our volleyball program.
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I think it's probably the most revered record in sports. I don't know that there's any record in sports where people could readily name the first and second guy.
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The issue has been on the government's back burner and languished because of lack of attention, ... In my judgement, there's a lack of concern for the urgency of this.
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One of the beautiful things about baseball is the history.
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I wanted to be like Nolan Ryan. I didn't want to be like Pete Gray...And I don't want kids to be like me because I have one hand. I want kids to be like Jim Abbott because he's a baseball pitcher at Michigan and he won the Big Ten Championship game, and not because I can field a bunt and throw to first.