GRAND RAPIDS, MI – There is a passage in Jim Abbott’s new book ... he retired and now tours the country as a motivational speaker, though he abhors the title. “I just try and be as ...

Jim Abbott travels the country these days passing along a motivational message as part of his speaker’s bureau. It is quite a message from the former lefthander whose major league career spanned ...

He then transitioned into being a motivational speaker. According to Executive Speakers, Jim Abbott is one of the best motivational speakers out there. "Abbott knows that to continue to move ...

Since his retirement from Major League Baseball in 1999, Abbott has toured the country as a motivational speaker. Typically, he said, speaking in front of large groups of people is no trouble at all.

But Jim Abbott never forgot about his hometown ... who will be the keynote speaker at UM-Flint's commencement. "It's how we react to those challenges that measure our success." ...

Chase Jolley is too young to remember Jim Abbott, the pitcher ... was the featured speaker Friday at the Rotary Club Conference and Assembly at the Bavarian Inn Lodge in Frankenmuth.