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	Corporate Speakers - Motivational speaker Jim Morris The Rookie
		Jim's mom, however well-intentioned, was having too many problems with her marriage to Jim's father to really be the type of mom that she's become today.
		Jim Morris not only served as a consultant to the film, but he also co-authored a book entitled "the Oldest Rookie," which was published in 2001 by Little Brown and Company.
		Jim's teammate in pro baseball back in the 80's, Mark Ciardi, was one of the producers, and when "The Rookie" premiered in New York City in March, 2002 after a whirlwind publicity tour, the film opened to critical acclaim.
	www.corporateartists.com /speaker_jim_morris_pitcher.html (1338 words)

	Jim Morris - BR Bullpen
		Jim Morris became a national celebrity in 1999 when, at the age of 35, he made an improbable comeback ten years after he had originally retired from professional baseball and made his major league debut for the 1999 Devil Rays.
		Morris tried out for the Devil Rays on June 19, 1999 and his fastball was clocked at 98 mph, 12 mph faster than it had been ten years previously.
		Morris made the opening day roster of the 2000 Devil Rays, but was sent to the minors in May and then underwent season-ending shoulder surgery in June.
	www.baseball-reference.com /bullpen/Jim_Morris (477 words)

	Failure Magazine-Archives-Sports-Jim Morris-The Rookie
		It happened to Jim Morris in 1999, when he surprised his students, baseball executives and himself by securing a job as a reliever for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
		An exceptional athlete, Morris was accustomed to dominating the competition, but with limited baseball experience and a fastball that peaked in the high-eighties, he struggled in the minors.
		In his late-twenties, Morris was taking classes and working part-time when he decided to try football, walking on at Division II Angelo State University, where he led the nation in punting.
	www.failuremag.com /arch_sports_jim_morris.html (1002 words)

	Jim "The Rookie" Morris - The Rookie - Visit the Disney website and call us now for a preview video of this important ...
		Jim Morris escaped the desolation of his youth by dreaming of pitching in the Major Leagues.
		Jim Morris was a high school physics teacher until becoming a professional ballplayer at age 35.
		Morris was injured much of the 2000 season and retired this spring due to arm trouble after going to spring training with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
	www.nationwidespeakers.com /speakers/jim_the_rookie_morris.htm (555 words)

	Biography - Jim Morris
		Jim Morris' consulting and training methods are based on his own professional experience working in corporate, educational and non-profit environments.
		Jim Morris comes with a rich background in organizational leadership, management development, sustainability education and corporate training.
		Jim is a current member of the ETD Alliance (Best practices group in the field of experience based training and development), the Sustainability Consortium - Society for Organizational Learning, and an Associate for Experiential Education and the Organizational Development Network.
	www.ltdunlimited.com /pages/jimmorrisbio.html (197 words)

	TheHistoryNet \| Vietnam \| U.S. Army Special Forces Major Jim Morris: Proud of His Service in Vietnam
		Morris, now 58 years old, believes that the Vietnam War was the event of his generation, and because it was such a major part of his own life, he feels called upon to be a conduit between the war and those who want to know about it.
		Unfortunately for Morris and American vets who have chosen to revisit Vietnam, the Montagnard villages of the Rhade, Jarai and others are officially off-limits because of an ongoing battle between the current regime and hill tribe rebels.
		Morris' wartime camaraderie with the hill tribes led him, along with other former Special Forces veterans and his friend Don Scott, to work for the few thousand Montagnard refugees now in the United States and to publicly express concern for those left behind in Vietnam.
	www.historynet.com /vn/bl-jim-morris-vietnam (1072 words)

	Jim "The Rookie" Morris - Motivational Speaker, Professional Baseball Player (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Jim's childhood dream of becoming a major league baseball player was derailed by injuries and, admittedly, a lack of maturity.
		Eleven years after his retirement from baseball, Jim's dream was re-ignited by his then rag-tag high school team, when he was trying to inspire them to follow their dreams.
		Jim is a loveable and humorous storyteller who will inspire and motivate your audience to never give up on their dreams.
	www.jimtherookiemorris.com /index.html (430 words)

	Jim "The Rookie" Morris - Leading Authorities Speakers Bureau
		Jim Morris' Cinderella story is testimony to the power of dreams and their ability to inspire and transform human life.
		Originally drafted in the 1st round in 1984, Jim's dream was to become a major league baseball player, but his career was derailed by a series of debilitating arm injuries before he got out of the lower minors in 1988.
		At the age of 35 and some 11 years after retiring from minor league baseball, Jim was giving a speech to his high school team about the importance of dreams and hard work when his high school players challenged him to pursue his dream of pitching in the major leagues.
	www.leadingauthorities.com /21247/Jim_ (399 words)

	ESPN.com - Page2 - Jim Morris
		Jim Morris played just 21 big-league games, all for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 1999 and 2000.
		Page 2 peppered Morris with 10 Burning Questions about what it's like to be played by Dennis Quaid in the new Disney movie, "The Rookie," which opened in theaters Friday, what it was like to live Everyman's fantasy, and what dreams he still has for the future.
		Morris: Well, because I've seen it 400 times, it would have to be one of my kids' movies -- "The Parent Trap." My daughter has played it to death.
	espn.go.com /page2/s/questions/jimmorris.html (1038 words)

	Jim "The Rookie" Morris - Motivational Speaker, Professional Baseball Player
		Jim's childhood dream of becoming a major league baseball player was derailed by injuries and, admittedly, a lack of maturity.
		Eleven years after his retirement from baseball, Jim's dream was re-ignited by his then rag-tag high school team, when he was trying to inspire them to follow their dreams.
		Jim is a loveable and humorous storyteller who will inspire and motivate your audience to never give up on their dreams.
	www.jimtherookiemorris.com (430 words)

	Player Bio: Jim Morris :: Baseball
		Morris' 2006 squad is the only one in the history of UM baseball to make to the College World Series by playing its entire postseason on the road.
		Morris has tasted success everywhere he has been, and he knew when he came to the University of Miami in the fall of 1993 that there was no better place for a winner to be than at the helm of the Hurricane program.
		Morris first went to Fraser in 1982 when he was given the task of rebuilding the baseball program at Georgia Tech.
	hurricanesports.cstv.com /sports/m-basebl/mtt/morris_jim02.html (2580 words)

	Review of the Jim Morris book about US Special Forces in Vietnam, 'War Story' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Morris begins his memoir with the emotionally charged details of his re-occurring nightmare, a vivid and detailed replay of the firefight in which he had his left testicle shot off and was almost killed.
		Jim Morris is a gifted story-teller and his book should be read for his Ludwig Faistenhammer and Larry Dring war stories alone.
		Regarding the Tet Offensive, Morris is shocked to find that while on the battlefield he is obviously one of the victors, at home his countrymen believed differently.
	www.gruntonline.com /BookReviews/bookreview10.htm (1318 words)

	Jim Morris -=Americas Number One Political Impressionist and Satirist=-
		Jim Morris Comedian, Political Satirist, Impressionist sets his sights on the most prominent personalities in politics and popular culture, the major newsmakers, newscasters, and entertainers on the cutting edge and renders them in spot-on comic performances.
		Jim Morris' show has been described as a monologue with a cast of thousands, the political life of our country as an ongoing sitcom and a sort of White House Confidential with laughs as Jim takes us behind closed doors into the secret comic halls of power.
		Jim is seen regularly on Network and Cable Television offering his own versions of politician's sound bites and spin, starring in comedy specials for HBO, ABC, CBS and Cinemax, appearing on the Tonight Show, Comic Relief, CNN's Crossfire, Keith Olbermann and Larry King Live.
	www.morriscomedy.com /bio2a.htm (870 words)

	Jim Morris @ Brooks International Speakers Bureau
		Jim "The Rookie" Morris can be available to inspire you 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 inspire and transform human life.
		Instead, Jim got married, raised a family of three, and got his college degree before becoming a high school science teacher and baseball coach in a financially depressed area of West Texas (he also became an All-American punter in college football at the age of 27).
		Jim's team fulfilled their end of the bargain, which committed him to a big league tryout, where he miraculously threw 12 consecutive pitches at a rate of 98 mph, almost 10 mph harder than he had some 15 years earlier!
	www.brooksinternational.com /jim_morris.htm (624 words)

	Baseball - Jim Morris "The Rookie" to Speak
		Morris will present his "Never Give up on a Dream" speech to the MSC baseball team, MSC student-athletes, and 1,500 members of the public.
		At the age of 35, 11 years after retiring from minor league baseball, Morris was giving a speech to his high school team about pursuing dreams, his players challenged him to follow his dream of playing pro ball.
		The team fulfilled their end of the bargain, and Morris tried out for the big league - where he threw 12 consecutive pitches at a rate of 98 mph.
	www.mesastate.edu /athletics/mens/Baseball/articles2004/jimorris.htm (281 words)

	Jim Morris speaker brought to you by FIVE STAR Speakers & Trainers
		Jim Morris is like no other political humorist as he brings the real West Wing to comedic life, caricaturing our nation's leaders and Presidents, past and present, Senators and Congressmen, TV Journalists, Pundits, and the Popular and Cultural icons of the day.
		Jim recreates Washington D.C., the Beltway, and our nations political scene, utilizing his uncanny ability to vocally and physically impersonate the newsmakers with flair, wit, and intelligence.
		Jim Morris presents his hilarious one-man, living political cartoon, starring the most powerful people in the world and highlighted by his celebrated, improvised (fresh daily), Presidential Press Conference.
	www.fivestarspeakers.com /espeakers/5964/JimMorris.html (398 words)

	Book Jim Morris Speaker Keynote Speaking Engagement, Corporate Event - Your Booking Agent for Jim Morris
		Jim Morris' ability to fully submerge himself within each character enables him to envelope their particular political beliefs, moral ideologies and personality quirks.
		Morris, who has always been interested in politics, humor and impersonating authority figures, discovered his talent while in high school where he debuted over the schools public address system as the principal.
		Jim Morris has starred in comedy specials airing on ABC, CBS, Cinemax and HBO, and has appeared on Comic Relief, and the Tonight Show and he provides the voices for "The Ex-Presidents", the critically acclaimed cartoon on Saturday Night Live.
	www.grabow.biz /Speakers/JimMorris.htm (561 words)

	Jim Morris Biography (Baseball Player) — FactMonster.com
		Jim Morris was the feel-good sports story of 1999, when at 35 he became a rookie pitcher for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
		Morris was a science teacher and baseball coach in a Texas high school when, urged on by his students, he attended a Devil Rays tryout.
		Morris pitched in 21 games for Tampa Bay in 1999 and 2000 before shoulder surgery ended his 2000 season; he retired with a sore shoulder while in spring training with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2001.
	www.factmonster.com /biography/var/jimmorris.html (387 words)

	Jim Morris - The Rookie
		In an interview Jim Morris addressed this by saying, "You know, one of the things that (writer) Mike Rich (fictionalized) in the script was the radar on the side of the road.
		What happened in my father's life was, he was supposed to sign a contract with the Mets, and two weeks before he was to go to spring training, he hurt his shoulder playing football in the front yard - I mean to the point where he couldn't throw again.
		Thirty-five-year-old highschool science teacher and baseball coach Jimmy Morris (Dennis Quaid) learns that childhood dreams can come true no matter old you are, as he agrees to try out for the majors if his team makes the playoffs.
	www.chasingthefrog.com /reelfaces/therookie.php (784 words)

	Hour of Power
		Jim Morris started playing professional baseball as a pitcher in 1983 and he made it as far as the Milwaukee Brewers’ class A team.
		Jim Morris has moved on to a successful career as an inspirational speaker.
		It wasn’t that way when I was a kid.” In his spare time, Jim speaks to churches and children’s groups and he volunteers as a baseball coach in his local community.
	www.hourofpower.org /interviews/jim.morris.html (915 words)

	Jim Morris Information
		In January 1983, Morris was selected in 4th overall in the January portion of baseball's amateur draft.
		He caught on with the White Sox organization for 1989, but was unable to make something of his career, and retired to become a high school physics teacher and baseball coach in Big Lake, Texas.
		Surprisingly, Morris discovered that in spite of his age, and having several surgeries on his arm, he was able to throw a 98 mph fastball.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Jim_Morris (486 words)

	Jim Morris: ZoomInfo Business People Information
		Morris will be honored for his indispensable role as the founding chair of the VES, an organization started in 1997 by Tom Atkin in response to the explosive growth in the visual effects art form.
		Morris has served as a board member for a number of academic institutions and motion picture organizations.
		In 1997, Morris was named founding chairman of the VES and went on to serve three terms in the organization's top post.
	www.zoominfo.com /people/morris_jim_682810.aspx (693 words)

	at Central Michigan University (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		At the age of 35 and some 11 years after retiring from minor league baseball, Morris was giving a speech to his high school team about the importance of dreams and hard work when his high school players challenged him to pursue his dream of pitching in the major leagues.
		Morris made his last place team the following bet: if they won the District championship, he would tryout for a major league team.
		Inspired, Morris’ team fulfilled their part of the bargain, which committed him to a big league tryout, where he miraculously threw 12 consecutive pitches at a rate of 98 mph, almost 10 mph harder than he had some 15 years earlier!
	www.cmich.edu /cmulead/Archives/jimmorris.htm (323 words)

	Jim Morris Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
		Jim Morris was born on Sunday, January 19, 1964, in Brownwood, Texas.
		Morris was 35 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 18, 1999, with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
		His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Jim Morris baseball stats page.
	www.baseball-almanac.com /players/player.php?p=morrija03 (298 words)

	Jim Morris - presented by Convention Connection
		Jim, who has always been interested in politics, humor, and impersonating authority figures, discovered his talent while in high school where he debuted over the school's public address system as the principal.
		Jim's ability to fully submerge himself within each character enables him to envelop their particular political beliefs, moral ideologies, and personality quirks.
		Jim's audience participatory, critically acclaimed, one-man press conferences showcase his precise impressions of President Clinton, former President Bush and Reagan, Tom Brokaw, Dan Rather, Andy Rooney, and a host of other personalities ranging from newsmakers to film and television stars, past and present.
	bureau.espeakers.com /conv/speaker.php?sid=3447 (339 words)

	Jim Morris, Professional Speaker
		During a performance Jim might be joined on stage by as many as seven U.S. Presidents at their funniest, three Hall of Fame news anchors at their crankiest and the show’s cast members including Barak Obama, John McCain, Rush Limbaugh, Dr. Phil, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and movie star-former Vice President Al Gore.
		Jim Morris’ presents his act as a proud part of the traditional American custom of satirizing, teasing and roasting our nation's leaders.
		Jim Morris has starred in comedy specials airing on ABC, CBS, Cinemax and HBO, appeared on the Tonight Show, Larry King Live, and Comic Relief, and he provides the voices for "The Ex-President", the critically acclaimed cartoon on Saturday Night Live.
	www.goldstars.com /speakers/morris-humor_jim.html (449 words)

	Disney's The Rookie (English/French DVD)
		Jim Morris (Dennis Quaid), father, teacher, and high school coach, thought his dream was over.
		Then, in 1999, Coach Morris made a fateful bet with his perpetually losing team.
		The team went from worst to first, and Jim, living up to his end of the bargain, threw caution to the wind and was on the road to becoming the oldest rookie in the major leagues.
	disneyvideos.disney.go.com /moviefinder/products/2402303.html (175 words)

	Jim Morris humorists, impressionists personal appearances, jim morris
		Morris captures all of the attitude, optimism, and befuddled essence of our nation's leaders.
		Jim, who has always been interested in politics, humor and impersonating authority figures discovered his talent while in high school, where he debuted over the school's public address system issuing an unauthorized "early dismissal" as the principal.
		Jim Morris has starred in comedy specials airing on ABC, CBS, Cinemax and HBO, and has appeared on Comic Relief, and the Tonight Show.
	www.barberusa.com /humor/morris_jim.html (344 words)

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