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Sportswriter Hirotada Ototake threw out the ceremonial first pitch at yesterday's game between Seibu and Rakuten in Japan. Ototake was born without arms or legs, but lives a normal life and works as an advocate for the disabled in his spare time. The speech he gives before the pitch is a dedication to the people of Tohoku, a region of Japan that was hard-hit by the earthquake and tsunami. Read more at Japan Probe. Link -via The Daily What
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That made me so happy. What an inspiring man!
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Awwww, Japan plays baseball with pink balls. How Kawaii.
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Wow. I am deeply moved by this man.
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