It’s one thing for those with physical challenges to be told, “You can do it,” and quite another to have a living, breathing example of achievement standing before you, showing you that anything is possible. Jim Abbott has been—and continues to be—that living, breathing example to many who otherwise might have not have believed they could overcome any obstacle that life threw at them. Ironically, “throwing” is exactly what Abbott became quite proficient in—proficient enough to pitch in the major leagues for 10 seasons. Abbott, now 54, was born in 1967 in Flint, Michigan, missing his right hand, his arm extending to just past his elbow. But he became a standout pitcher on the baseball team and the quarterback on the football team in high school. He went on to the University of Michigan, where he won several awards, including the Golden Spikes award, which recognizes the best amateur baseball …