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Imperfect an improbable life

A one-handed pitcher who became one of the select few to pitch a no-hitter in Major League Baseball explains how he rose above his disability to excel at the sport he loved in high school, college, and adulthood.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Abbott, Jim, 1967-
Other Authors:	Brown, Tim
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Ballantine Books, c2012.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Abbott, Jim, > 1967- Baseball players > Biography. Pitchers (Baseball) > Biography. Athletes with disabilities > Biography.
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Summary:	A one-handed pitcher who became one of the select few to pitch a no-hitter in Major League Baseball explains how he rose above his disability to excel at the sport he loved in high school, college, and adulthood.
Physical Description:	xiv, 283 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN:	9780345523259 (hardback) 0345523253 (hardback)
Author Notes:	Jim Abbott was a major league pitcher with the Los Angeles Angels and the New York Yankees, among other teams. Born in 1967, he was an All-American at Michigan; won a gold medal with the 1988 Olympic baseball team; and threw a no-hitter at Yankee Stadium in 1993. He retired in 1999. Abbott has worked with the Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy, has been a guest pitching instructor for the Los Angeles Angels, and has appeared as a motivational speaker. He lives with his wife and two children in Anaheim. Tim Brown is an award-winning writer with twenty years of experience covering Major League Baseball at the Los Angeles Times, The Star-Ledger, Cincinnati Enquirer, and Los Angeles Daily News . He studied journalism at the University of Southern California and Cal State Northridge, and currently works for Yahoo! Sports.