Jim Abbott
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My Inspiration
Jim Abbott was a major league baseball pitcher who was born without a right hand. He worked through this disability and became a great baseball pitcher, going straight from college to the Majors and pitching a no-hitter. Although he had some lowlights, he will always be remembered as a great pitcher and, more so, a great inspiration to all.
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Jim Abbott
Jim Abbott is proof that anyone can do whatever they want, no matter what. He overcame all odds to become a major league baseball pitcher. No one believed he could do it, but he just kept trying and fighting because HE believed he could do it. In the end, no one could stop him because he wouldn't let anyone.
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Jim Abbott after winning Olympic Gold.
Jim Abbott links
- Jim Abbott's Official Website
- Famed major league baseball player Jim Abbott, who overcame a birth defect of only one hand. He beat the odds and became an amazing professional baseball pitcher for the Angeles, the New York Yankees, and a Gold Medal Olympian for the American baseball team.
Jim Abbott Books
Jim Abbott pitching for the Angels.
Jim Abbott Quotes
My Favorite Jim Abbott Quotes
"I worked very hard. I felt I could play the game. The only thing that could stop me was myself."
"There are millions of people out there ignoring disabilities and accomplishing incredible feats. I learned you can learn to do things differently, but do them just as well. I've learned that it's not the disability that defines you, it's how you deal with the challenges the disability presents you with. And I've learned that we have an obligation to the abilities we DO have, not the disability."
"People will tell you that I overcame obstacles%u2026maybe. But the truth is I was incredibly blessed in my life. More was given than was ever taken away."
"There are millions of people out there ignoring disabilities and accomplishing incredible feats. I learned you can learn to do things differently, but do them just as well. I've learned that it's not the disability that defines you, it's how you deal with the challenges the disability presents you with. And I've learned that we have an obligation to the abilities we DO have, not the disability."
"People will tell you that I overcame obstacles%u2026maybe. But the truth is I was incredibly blessed in my life. More was given than was ever taken away."
Jim Abbott Memoribilia
What are others saying about Jim Abbott?
- Sounder Investments
- by Abbott Smith on Feb 15, 2012 11:00 AM PST in Sounders: Analysis Early in the classic baseball movie, Bull Durham, there is a scene where the veteran catcher, Crash Davis, ends up out back of a bar with the pitching protégé he's supposed to be ...
- Meet the Angels' 'body mechanic'
- Nolan Ryan, Frank Tanana, Bobby Grich, Fred Lynn, Don Baylor, Rod Carew, Reggie Jackson, Jim Abbott, Chuck Finley, Mark Langston, Jered Weaver and Torii Hunter ? Smitty has watched their play from the shielded, right corner of the Angels dugout.
- 'Notorious Nick Newell': A local kid making a name for himself in the world of ...
- Nick's boyhood hero was Jim Abbott, the professional baseball pitcher with one hand. Nick met Abbott when he was a little boy and remembered what that meant to him. A recent video he produced showed him teaching a young boy with one arm how to tie his ...
- Despite Odds, Dodson Dreams Big
- Dodson has a congenital hand anomaly. There's nothing the doctors can do; he was born with it. "I can move it around, but I can't squeeze or catch anything with it," he said. His inspiration is former major league pitcher Jim Abbott.
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Classicvideogamesplus
May 8, 2011 @ 9:04 am | delete
- A good pitcher that I followed from his UM days and saw him pitch there. He didn't let it get in the way (his perceived disability) and was a good competitor but a nice man as well. He overcame the obstacles and naysayers to pitch in the MLB. Was a little above average as a MLB pitcher and won't get into the HOF but is an inspiration to all. Nice lens on a great person.
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Wednesday_Elf
Apr 2, 2011 @ 8:24 am | delete
- Just goes to show you that 'Life has NO Limits' if you are determined enough. Good for Jim Abbots in pursuing his love of baseball and becoming a Major League pitcher despite having only one hand. Lensrolled to my Perfect Game Pitchers lens.
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COUNTRYLUTHIER
Mar 1, 2011 @ 9:17 pm | delete
- This man is an inspiration. Thanks for sharing such a motivational lens.
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lefty78
Jun 17, 2009 @ 1:01 pm | delete
- Nice lens! Would love to see it in my group Total Baseball
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tdove
Jun 27, 2008 @ 8:53 pm | delete
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