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.
If you keep harping on a disability, then you'll start believing there is one. So I don't. - Jim Abbott
If you keep harping on a disability, then you'll start believing there is one. So I don't.
- Jim Abbott
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. - Jim Abbott
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.
I believe that challenges can push us beyond what we might otherwise be able to accomplish. - Jim Abbott
I believe that challenges can push us beyond what we might otherwise be able to accomplish.
Find something you love, and go after it, with all of your heart. - Jim Abbott
Find something you love, and go after it, with all of your heart.
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 … - Jim Abbott
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 …
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. - Jim Abbott
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.
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… - Jim Abbott
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…
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 t… - Jim Abbott
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 t…
It's not the disability that defines you; it's how you deal with the challenges the disability presents you with. - Jim Abbott
It's not the disability that defines you; it's how you deal with the challenges the disability presents you with.
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