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Olympic athlete

Jim Abbott, born in September 1967, is an American Olympic athlete. He was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1987 Major League Baseball Draft, becoming the first one-armed pitcher in baseball history. Despite his physical challenges, he achieved remarkable success in professional baseball with his exceptional skills and indomitable spirit.

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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.”

Believe Success Sports Worry Doubt Draws Tired Sticks Don't Believe Believe In Yourself Believe In You Deep Down

Author:Jim Abbott

“I had an incredible experience living in New York, playing for the Yankees, to go through all of the things I did, including the no-hitter. It was a very memorable time.”

New York Including Incredibles Memorable Yankees

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“I still get a lot of letters from kids and parents who face different challenges and disabilities. I share some of the lessons that I learned through sports and baseball, which makes me feel good. It's incredible to have an impact that way.”

Way Feels Stills Different Kids Faces Sports Parent Challenges Share Lessons Letters Baseball Impact Incredibles Feel Good Disability

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“The no-hitter was the highlight of my career. The specialness of it, I didn't know how lasting it would be when it happened. Everywhere I go, people talk about that game, how exciting it was. That makes me very proud. I'm awfully happy that a ball didn't bloop in somewhere.”

People Knows Would Be Games Careers Know How Happened Proud Balls Exciting Lasting Highlights Specialness

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“You know I still get nervous speaking in front of people. Speaking reminds me of pitching in that way. No matter how much you prepare, there is always that anxiety to perform. Those butterflies. You learn to embrace that stress. Eventually you realize that stress is what pushes you to perform at your peak.... But man the roller coaster! I told myself that after my career was over I would live my life quietly, out of the public eye, with no chance of embarrassing myself in front of large groups of people. Yet...here I am!”

“It was always just trying to move to the next limit. I didn't think about making the major leagues - every kid has that dream, I had it, but when I was in Little League I just wanted to make the junior high team. When I was in junior high, I wanted to make the Varsity team.”

Thinking Trying Littles Dream Kids Wanted Moving Next Team Limits Majors League Juniors Junior High Major League Little League

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“I want my career to be judged by what I did on the field. I appreciate the honors.”

Want Careers Fields Honor Appreciate Judged

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“I think my career will be remembered for what it was and what it is, and I don't need more than that.”

Thinking Needs Careers Remembered

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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.”

Thinking Knows Needs Believe Wells Stills Important Different I Believe Easy Can Do Optimism Optimistic Outlook Positive Outlook Being Optimistic

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“What's cool about baseball is you don't have to see someone for years, but when you see them, you just hustle up and give them a big hug. Those friendships endure.”

Giving Years Bigs Baseball Endure Hug Hustle

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“I always wanted to be a shortstop so I could play more often!”

Play Wanted Shortstops

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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.”

People Believe Kids Encouragement Always Believe

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“I believe that challenges can push us beyond what we might otherwise be able to accomplish.”

Believe Might Able I Believe Challenges Accomplish

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“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.”

People Ifs Way Believe Matter Happens Goal Challenges Possibility No Matter What Great Things Surround

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“I could always throw the ball pretty well and I worked pretty hard at learning how to play the game. But I didn't consider it work as a kid, since I just loved playing baseball.”

Wells Hard Play Kids Games Baseball Balls Playing Baseball

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“My advice is that you go and do something that you are really driven to do. I loved to play baseball and, because I loved it, I practiced it. Some of us have limitations, but if you are passionate about something and if you have the drive, then you can accomplish it.”

Ifs Play Advice Baseball Passionate Accomplish Driven Limitation

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“Slowing it all down and analyzing our mental approach is a surprisingly effective way of becoming a better player.”

Way Player Becoming Approach Down And Analyzing Slowing

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“It's not the disability that defines you; it's how you deal with the challenges the disability presents you with.”

Inspirational Motivational Sports Challenges Deals Baseball Adversity Motivational Sports Disability Defining Define You Greatest Sports Baseball Pitching

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“One of the beautiful things about baseball is the history.”

Beautiful Baseball Beautiful Things Pitching Baseball Player Famous Baseball Baseball Life Baseball And Life Best Baseball Baseball Pitching Baseball Managers

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“In the 8th inning you can't hear the roar of the 9th, all you can do to hold yourself together, and trust.”

Together Sports Can Do Baseball Motivational Sports

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“People will tell you that I overcame obstacles? Maybe. But the truth is I was incredibly blessed in my life. More was given than was ever taken away.”

People Given Sports Attitude Taken Truth Is Blessed Obstacles Motivational Sports

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“I worked very hard. I felt I could play the game. The only thing that could stop me was myself.”

Hard Play Games Felt Sports

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“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.”

People Believe Motivation I Believe Ability Circumstances Excuse Obligation

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“Find something you love, and go after it, with all of your heart.”

Heart Sports Inspirational Sports Something You Love

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“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 Wells Challenges Ability Deals Millions Incredibles Obligation I've Learned Disability Feats Define You

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“I loved throwing a baseball. It is so important to find something in life you feel crazy about. Because you are so passionate you naturally practice. The hard work that it takes to do something well will come easily.”

Feels Wells Important Hard Practice Crazy Hard Work Baseball Passionate Throwing

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“The bible tells us to be grateful in every situation. I am grateful for mine.”

Situation Mines Grateful Be Grateful I Am Grateful

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“I knew how far a little boy or girl could run with 50 words of reassurance.”

Littles Running Girl Boys Little Boys Reassurance

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“I hope what people learned from watching me is that just because you do things a little differently doesn't mean you can't do them just as well.”

People Wells Mean Littles

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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.”

Want Firsts I Can Hands Bigs Kids Wanted Games Fields Ten Baseball Like Me Gray Championship Pitcher Because I Can Michigan Nolan Baseball Pitcher Championship Games

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“If you keep harping on a disability, then you'll start believing there is one. So I don't.”

Ifs Believe Perspective Disability

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About the Author

Born: September 19, 1967
Known for: Olympic athlete
Quotes: 31

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