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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.”

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Jim Abbott

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. more

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