One Armed Hero the Jim Abbott Story

Sometimes baseball players feel down and out. There are more negatives then positives in baseball and players must learn to face adversity. Baseball players never had to face the adversity that Jim Abbott had to face. Jim Abbott was born September 19, 1967, in Flint, Michigan without a right hand, but that did not stop Jim from shocking the world. He was an All-American pitcher at Michigan and he was the pitcher for the Gold Medal Olympic Team in 1988. Just to be playing baseball with one hand alone sounds impossible, but not for Jim. He faced all off the adversity and threw a no-hitter for the New York Yankees versus Cleveland in 1993. Jim ended up playing for 10 seasons on 4 different teams and ended his big league playing career in 1999. Jim overcame many obstacles and this shows just how tough and determined this man is. the game of baseball is 90% mental and 10% physical. If Jim Abbott was able to throw a no hitter with one arm then anything is possible."Once you've found your way, you have to work it and make it happen. Once you've found what you love, don't let anything stand in your way. I don't have to tell you that the only way to get what you want is to work your butt off. We all know that. A pitcher's success depends on the training he puts in before he takes the field." Jim's story can prove that adversity can be a good thing, it all depends on how we use it. Retrieved from http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/Jim_Abbott_Cannons.jpg.

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