The Unbelievable True Story of Baseball's Oldest Rookie | Jim Morris Motivational Speech | Goalcast

Jim Morris' life was so remarkable, they made a Disney movie out of it. This is the unbelievable true story of how one man made the big leagues at the age of 35.
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Full transcript for the Jim Morris speech in the description below.
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Full Transcript - The Unbelievable True Story of Baseball's Oldest Rookie | Jim Morris | Goalcast
You’re not smart enough. You’re not good enough. Why do you even try? Why don’t you quit now before you embarrass yourself and everybody else? You’ll never make it.
For 15 years, I watched my parents say the worst things they could possibly say to each other, throw things, hit each other. The next three years, I learned from my grandparents it doesn’t have to be that way.
I worked for my grandfather in the stores for three summers, and he taught me a lot. Every day pretty much, I got a lesson. Jimmy, you’re born with your name and you die with your name. What you do with it in between is a legacy you leave behind for everybody else. Who do you want to be?
These lessons from my grandparents added up over time. Eventually, I took those college entry exams that everybody loves to take, and the scores came back and my counselor stops me in the hallway. He’s got my scores in his hand. He goes, “Jimmy, what are you going to do with your life?” I looked at my counselor and I said, “I’m gonna be a baseball player. Everybody knows that.” He goes, “I hope so. You’re too stupid to go to college.”
Same period of time, I find out the person I love more than anybody in my life, the mentor, the person I held high up here on this pedestal, my grandfather, Ernest, was diagnosed with ALS. No grades, no scholarships, watching my grandfather get sicker and sicker.
I was playing a summer league game. After the game, this man came to talk to me. He goes, “I’m the coach at Ranger Junior College. I want you to come play baseball for me. I know about your dream. I know about your grandfather. I know about your grades. I’m gonna get you classes that you can pass,” which was important, “you’re gonna pitch for me during the week, and on the weekends during the Fall, you’re going to go home and spend time with your grandparents in the hospital every weekend.” I would pitch, and on the weekends, I would go home. I did that for 4-1/2 months. On the last Sunday in November of ’82, I kissed my grandparents good-bye at midnight. I had to get back for eight o’clock Monday class, told them I loved them. I got back to school at 1:00. At 3:00, my coach woke me up. He said, “You need to go home. Ernest has passed away. I’ve already talked to all of your professors. Don’t worry about it. Your finals will be taken care of when you get back. You go home. You take care of your grandmother. You take care of the funeral. She does not lift another finger.” So I did.
To this day, in Brownwood, there’s never been a larger funeral take place. People came from all over the country. Everybody got to say their good-byes to my grandfather, who lived for everybody else but himself.
No grades, no scholarships, nowhere to go. Call my mom. “Mom, I need a horrible mistake. I don’t know what I was thinking. I’m quitting. I’m coming home. I’m done. It’s time to go out in the world and start teaching and coaching kids.”
That’s when I found myself at Reagan County High School in Big Lake, Texas. I inherited a baseball team that had won one game each year for the three years before I got there. The first thing I did as a head coach was I kept that one team on the schedule. “You’re going to respect this game. As long as you’re on my field, you’re playing for my team. We’re going to do things the right way.” Athletic director and head football coach at Reagan County High School pulled me aside one day to tell me, “If it’s ever close or they’re ever behind, they’re gonna find a way to lose. Their parents are losers. They’re losers. It’s just in their DNA. They’re not even gonna graduate from high school. They’re gonna work in the oil fields and gas fields like their dads and their granddads did, and there’s nothing you or anybody else can do about it. You have taken these kids as far as you can.”
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"...when you make it about something bigger than you." Bruh...this gave me chills.

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7:24 -7:50 that really hits home!

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If you stop saying bruh, it’ll help you advance.

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never quit on yourself. You choose who you are and what you do. Never quit never back down

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Really needed this today, it feels like everything is going wrong no matter how hard I try…

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"Don't do anything you would rather not have anybody see you do, even if nobody's watching, what you do makes you who you are" Powerful.

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'don't make it about yourself, make it about something bigger than yourself'- truth

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💯

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Man, I’ve somehow stumbled across these motivational talks and I feel like a new person with the possibility that I can achieve and be my definition of successful.. I’ve felt this way before and I know there’s only so much videos you can watch until you get use to them and they lose their effect.. but wow , I hope this feeling lasts

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Did it last?

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And, what happened?

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I watched the movie but I never thought that the person was real, that it was a true story boy it's inspiring❤

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Saja Noor I did not know either

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Grew up 40 miles away from where he coached, neat story-

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@@kuaidfuentes9820 yes sir! both my parents went to Ranger junior college (softball) and (baseball) and he's well known there. Really cool story!

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Can I know the name of the movie

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@@hulky3436 The Rookie

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"What you do when nobody's watching at all, that's what makes you who you are" WOW!

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The one dislike is the guy who told the kids they're losers

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Anyone else got leaking eyes by the end of that. 😢 Great story told in such a quiet yet powerful way.

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Damn he shook me when he said "Rabun County Highschool" because I attend that school as of right now. It's a great school, great teachers my favorite one I have ever attended.

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0:30 Gives me chills.

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Goosbumps all the way

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One word- Beautiful

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That was great. I liked his story and the way he delivered it.

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This is the saddest story I’ve heard it’s so sad but this is life and the coach was fuckin amazing

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Mark Levin.

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Art Williams of Primerica

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Great message. This for sure motivated me and brought tears to my eyes.

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It's always bigger,and ignorance is taught,not inherited or confined.peace be with you and all

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“Remember who you are”

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Goal is to become financially independent! With or without an education And off course within the law Freedom and money If you can do that congratulations you’ve made it! You win in life!

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Pique NY that’s the goat bro.

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This gave me chills

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Just Wow!!! Thanks for sharing!!

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Jim u have blown me away who new a group of kids could change your life

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Sometimes you just need someone else to give just a little bit. Im giving it ALL i have and im still trying to find these kinds of people at 28.

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Thank you. Awesome.

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Love it

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What a beautiful story

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All of the dislikes 👎 really don’t surprise me. There are a lot of people who’ve sadly, given up on their dreams & settled for disappointment, thinking my time has passed. The time is only passed when your dead. Personal character, hard work, integrity are the key elements to succeeding in any endeavor & completely independent of circumstances, in fact, circumstances will bend towards you when you steadfastly adhere to those qualities.

[@MichaelOLeary1977]

To many compliments are a bad thing do not do it often only when valid it makes u give up when told to much no need to get better if u the best I wish I was never told it I was never pushed growing up better then others by nature is sad life don't stop trying

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"Time waits for no one, and is running out." Jocko Willink

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You just have to keep going and never quit.

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Such a wholesome story!!

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💜💜💜💜loved this.

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Great speech!

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This coach is the coach everyone wants.

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powerful

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NEVER give up on what you believe in💯🙏🏼

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Chris Ali if ur injured?

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Chris Ali my spine is injured. My mobility is restricted

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Yes.

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That’s the person I want to be remembered by is the person who lived for everyone except myself

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I remember this

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Ayy I actually went to that Jr college at ranger

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"You're too stupid to go to college" Not anymore.... now you're too smart to go to college.

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This guys sounds like Tom Hanks!

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This is the same life that I’m having right now I moved with my grand parents because my parents were on drugs and my grandpa is teaching me baseball

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I lovethat movie.

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The purpose of life should be to take the opportunities people are granting you and to speak your being forward

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1:27 - 1:39. 1:57-2:06 Really he was fckin lucky to hv met such a great person who'd tell him to go to take care of his grandfather really God pls bless us with such people even if I don't get married it's ok but may I meet such ppl

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Wow

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Nothing is impossible in this world the nan said

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Nice vid (obviously)

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Which movie scenes are shown?

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You're born with your name and you die with your name. What you do with it in-between is a legacy you leave for everyone else... Who do you want to be? - Jim Morris

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Close your eyes. Focus on his voice. Tony stark

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Next time some one tells you its to late.........

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He is an amazing guy but your source for the movie scenes should be Disney, they produced the movie not Warner Bros. Just a little critique on your video.

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He sounds like Tony Stark

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He sounds like Tony stark

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I got in the basket ball team rember this name

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U should do mike Tyson or Muhammad Ali

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Pro-tips : englih subtitles available

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Whoever dislike really needs to get some help

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Coach coaches kids while kids coached coach into coaching them to win by coaching the coach

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My two wives went out... My job was lost after 11 years packing 20 tons a day ... My degree, after 5 years studying, is stuck ... Now, I'm thinking here that the only explanation is that's greater things are coming. Else, God's not fair... Thanks God ...

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That coach tho

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What’s the movie about this called?

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Plzz Add subtitles too.... Bcz people of diffrent country face accent problem..

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Nalin Tiwari can turn on caption

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He has the same voice like iron man

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What was the name of the movie ?

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DertyMontana The Rookie

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Big lake is where I hunt deer

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Amazing story but if nothings impossible then why can't I fly?

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Raimey Avis you can it’s called an airplane

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Please add sub title

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Anyone else hear Tony Stark?

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My NIGGA

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They made a movie about his story?

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Thanks to the Americans.

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One of the very few commenter ....Lol

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He sounds like Robert downy junior

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I mean I’ve been trying to get a solo win but my garbage ass can’t do shit

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He sounds like hes lying. "you're not smart enough you're not good enough, why do you even try?" said by no one ever.

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I'm surprised his wife did not discourage him and tell him it's stupid.

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College nowadays is stupid.

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Negative.

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Nice story, but probabilities are unlikely. Somebody has to win the lottery but that's 1 person.

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Jayson T Why not you?

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Sheryl Sandberg

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Samuel Barrett exactly

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Samuel Barrett Because the mathematical probability of it not being me is 99.99999999999999999999999999%

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Samuel Barrett That's not "negativity", that's reality.

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Great speech, terrible, awful speaker.

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What makes an awful speaker?

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Its its people like you that discourage other people onreaching there goals.. I hope you are happy in life and work were you wanted to work and have wahat you always wanted to have god bless you

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Ignore him. There will always be haters.

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terrible, awful attitude

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Great advice that’s priceless..didn’t cost a penny.