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Third Grade Teacher's Small Act Still Inspires Baseball Legend Jim Abbott

Third Grade Teacher's Small Act Still Inspires Baseball Legend Jim Abbott
Jim Abbott was born with only one hand. Despite the impairment, he won an Olympic gold medal, played professional baseball, pitched a no-hitter, wrote a bestselling memoir and has impacted the lives of thousands of people through his inspirational talks. But he still enthusiastically recounts how one of his greatest inspirations came from his third grade teacher.

Jim Abbott was born with only one hand.

Despite the impairment, he won an Olympic gold medal, played professional baseball, pitched a no-hitter, wrote a bestselling memoir and has impacted the lives of thousands of people through his inspirational talks.

With all of that success, Jim still enthusiastically recounts how one of his greatest inspirations came from his third grade teacher.

(READ the story from Brad Aronson's blog)

 

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