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Topics: Baseball, Military, Popular Culture, Television Media Ken was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1953. He graduated from Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1975 and went on to be one of the co-founders of Florentine Films. He presently resides in Wal… |
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Topics: Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Celebrity, Commentators, Emcees, Football One of television's most accomplished broadcasters, Bob Costas, who joined HBO Sports in February 2001, is the host of "Costas Now," a hard-hitting, intelligent and topical sports series. Durin… |
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Topics: Baseball, Goal Setting, Inspiration, Motivation, Personal Growth, Success Stories Jim "The Rookie" Morris can be available to inspire your team with his motto "Never Give Up On A Dream." Jim Morris' Cinderella story is testimony to the power of dreams and their ability to in… |
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Topics: Baseball, Business Motivation, Celebrity, Marketing He is the reigning National league "Iron Man" even more than a decade following his retirement from baseball. Steve Garvey, the man who once played in 1,207 consecutive games, now utilizes the same… |
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Topics: Baseball, Current Affairs, Historian, International Affairs, Religion/Spirituality, Terrorism/Homeland Security Sol Gittleman was born in Hoboken, NJ, the son of immigrant parents. He was educated in the New Jersey public school system, received his B.A. from Drew University, the M.A. from Columbia Universit… |
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Topics: Baseball, Inspiration, Motivation, Overcoming Adversity Ed Hearn knows about thrilling come-backs all too well. In 1986, after eight trying years in the minor leagues, Ed realized his childhood dream of playing Major League Baseball. In his rookie seaso… |
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Topics: Baseball, Celebrity, Peak Performance, Success Stories Hall of Fame Career: Nolan Ryan was selected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America on January 5, 1999 in his first year of eligibility. Prior to the 1… |
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Topics: Baseball, Celebrity, Humor, Motivation Brooks Robinson has been called the greatest third baseman in Major League Baseball history. Brooks brought a flair and skill to his position unlike the sport had ever seen. From the first time Bro… |
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Topics: Baseball, Inspiration, Motivation, Overcoming Adversity Dave Dravecky has left two indelible images in the minds of baseball fans worldwide. The first was August 10, 1989, when Dravecky triumphantly pitched a 4-3 win for the San Francisco Giants in his … |
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Topics: Baseball, Celebrity The third of eight children, Aaron was the son of a river bicker for a shipbuilding company in Mobile, Alabama. Aaron didn't even play high school baseball, because his school didn't have a team. … |
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Topics: Baseball, Motivation, Overcoming Adversity, Success Stories Born, Sept. 19, 1967, in Flint, Michigan without a right hand. He was an All-America hurler at Michigan; won Sullivan Award in 1987; threw 4-0 no-hitter for NY Yankees vs. Cleveland (Sept. 4, 1993)… |
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Topics: Baseball, Golf, Motivation, Peak Performance In 1990, Jim Palmer was accorded baseball's highest honor by his election into the Baseball Hall of Fame his first year of eligibility. He received 92.6% of the 444 ballots cast by eligible members… |
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Topics: Baseball, Humor, Motivation Jim Sundberg spent 16 years of his life as a Major League Baseball player, playing on teams including the Texas Rangers, the Kansas City Royals, the Chicago Cubs, and the Milwaukee Brewers. He is a… |
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Topics: Baseball, Celebrity, Football, Inspiration, Sports Broadcaster, Television Media Joe Buck has earned the distinction as one of sports' premier play-by-play broadcasters, as evidenced by his four Emmy Award wins in 1999 and 2001-2003. Buck currently handles lead play-by-play dut… |
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Topics: Author/Writer, Baseball, Celebrity, Coach, Motivation On November 2, 1995, Joe Torre was named Manager of the New York Yankees. In becoming the 31st manager in team history, he joined Casey Stengel, Yogi Berra and Dallas Green as the fourth skipper to… |
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Topics: Baseball, Golf, Motivation Johnny Bench was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on December 7, 1947 and grew up in the small town of Binger, Oklahoma. Bench's childhood dream was to become a major league baseball player and his… |
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Topics: Baseball, Coach, Motivation, Peak Performance, Team Building Best selling author, Pete Rose, Prison Without Bars Peter Edward Rose was born April 14, 1941 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He grew up in Anderson Ferry, Ohio as one of four children to Harry and LaVerne … |
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Topics: Baseball, Motivation Roger and his wife, Debbie, make their home in Houston with their four sons: Koby (Dec. 4, 1986), Kory (May 31, 1988), Kacy (July 27, 1994), and Kody (May 15, 1996)...graduated from Spring Woods H.… |
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Topics: Baseball, Coach, Leadership, Motivation When baseball fans think of the Dodgers, Tommy Lasorda is the name that comes to mind. And by no coincidence. Lasorda, now vice-president of the team, has been associated with the Dodgers for almos… |
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Topics: Baseball, Business Motivation, Entrepreneurship, Goal Setting, Humor, Motivation, Peak Performance, Success Stories, Team Building On his high school junior varsity baseball team his nickname was "Warm Up Bouton" because all he ever did was warm up, he never got into the games. The goal of becoming a major league pitcher was "… |
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