Jim Mecir | Overcoming Obstacles To Realize a Dream

The Jon Gordon Podcast

Jon Gordon

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🗓️ 3 February 2019

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

What is it like to grow up a Yankee fan and dream of playing in the major leagues to making your rookie debut as a pitcher against the New York Yankees and face your idol Don Mattingly? Jim Mecir knows what it’s like because it happened to him. What makes the story even more special is the fact that Jim was born with a peg leg and had to overcome many obstacles and beat the odds to realize his dream.

In this episode of the Positive U Podcast, Jon Gordon talks with Jim Mecir, Former MLB Pitcher, Speaker, Coach.

Learn more about Jim at https://www.jimmecir.com/

Learn more about Jon at http://www.jongordon.com

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0:00.0	Welcome to John Gordon's Positive University podcast, where John and his guest will share positive
0:07.4	inspiration, encouragement, and lessons to help you overcome your challenges and make a greater impact.
0:14.0	Our goal is that you know it, live it, and share it.
0:17.0	Let's begin.
0:18.0	Hey I'm John Gord with Positive University and today my guest is Jim Messier.
0:24.3	I have to tell you Jim and I actually went to high school together but Jim played in the
0:28.9	Major League was a Major League Baseball player, a pitcher for a number of years and he's going to tell you
0:33.8	a little bit about his story.
0:35.8	It's really a fascinating story and so Jim thanks for being with us.
0:39.5	Thank you for adding me.
0:40.9	It's nice to be introduced by a best-selling author.
0:44.4	Love it.
0:46.4	An old high school friend.
0:49.6	So yeah, Jim, I remember one of my memories of our high school days was it was in gym class and we're playing
0:54.6	flag football and I remember this guy just with this incredible athletic ability you had this ball
1:00.0	and you're able to just like run past everyone and yet you you had a leg that was shorter than the other
1:06.4	and I remember seeing this guy who was so fast and yet seemed to have you know something
1:11.7	physical that was different.
1:12.8	Can you talk about that?
1:14.5	Yes, I was born with club foot.
1:16.8	My right foot was turned in towards my left foot
1:18.6	when I was born.
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