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Jim Abbott
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| Term Paper Title | Jim Abbott |
| # of Words | 548 |
| # of Pages (250 words per page double spaced) | 2.19 |
Jim Abbott
Jim Abbott
It is a clear summer night at Fenway Park in Boston. The Boston Red Sox and the
California Angels are in a hot pennant race. The Boston Red Sox are the best
hitting team in the American League. The Angels need a win and are counting on
their rookie pitcher. The old green stadium is overflowing with die-hard Red
Sox fans as the rookie takes the mound. He has to concentrate on tonight's game
and ignore the crowd. The game advanced with no trouble for the rookie. In the
end, he gave up four harmless hits and, most importantly, no runs. When he got
the final man out, giving his team a 4-0 victory, he starts to walk off the
mound. All over Fenway Park, not only Angel fans, but Red Sox fans stood and
applauded, cheering the rookie off the field. Everyone knew that they had seen
someone very special. This person was Jim Abbott. Jim Abbott has led an
eventfully life. He brought his college team to the championship in 1985,
brought Team USA to gold in 1988, and threw a no hitter against the Cleveland
Indians in 1993. These achievements are not what make him so special; what
makes Jim Abbott even more remarkable is that he only has one hand. As a child
Jim's parents always told him that he could do anything he wanted to do. They
knew that their son loved sports. They hoped that Jim would play soccer, which
didn't require the use of hands, but right from the very beginning, Jim loved
baseball. So, Jim's parents bought him a baseball glove. However, Jim was not
just involved in baseball. He was the top scorer in his school's intramural
basketball leag
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