{"id":8692,"date":"2017-09-04T14:41:58","date_gmt":"2017-09-04T14:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportsspeakers360.com\/blog\/?p=8692"},"modified":"2024-01-22T22:05:22","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T22:05:22","slug":"jim-morris-named-as-keynote-speaker-at-the-4th-annual-navigate-2017-conference-oct-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportsspeakers360.com\/blog\/jim-morris-named-as-keynote-speaker-at-the-4th-annual-navigate-2017-conference-oct-4","title":{"rendered":"Jim Morris Named as Keynote Speaker at the 4th Annual Navigate 2017 Conference &#8211; Oct 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportsspeakers360.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/jim-morris.jpg\" alt=\"jim-morris\" width=\"500\" height=\"336\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sportsspeakers360.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/jim-morris.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.sportsspeakers360.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/jim-morris-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>LAS VEGAS, NV &#8211; <a href=\"\/speaker\/jim-morris.php\">Jim Morris<\/a> has been named as the keynote speaker at the 4th annual Navigate 2017 user conference. Jim Morris will deliver the keynote address to an audience of IT professionals at 9:15 a.m. on on Wednesday, October 4, 2017 (day three of the conference). Mr. Morris&#8217;s keynote is sponsored by Cisco Umbrella. The event is hosted by Continuum and will take place at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, 3708 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109. Source: Business Wire<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20170831005305\/en\/Jim-%E2%80%9CThe-Rookie%E2%80%9D-Morris-Deliver-Keynote-Address\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Business Wire<\/a> press release Jim Morris will share his story of how he went from being a 35-year-old teacher to a pitcher in the Major Leagues:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Jim Morris will take the stage at Navigate to share the inspirational story of how he went from being a 35-year-old teacher in Texas to a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"video\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mMXl4Zqv4fU\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"520\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Jim Morris is a former MLB pitcher whose inspirational story was featured in the Disney film, \u201cThe Rookie\u201d starring Dennis Quaid. Morris was a 35-year-old teacher in Texas who tried out for the Major Leagues and threw 12 consecutive 98 mph fastballs and wound up signing with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Morris then played for the Devil Rays from 1999\u20132000. This he achieved in spite of his age and in spite of several surgeries on his arm. Morris played 21 games, had 13 career strikeouts with an ERA of 4.80.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\">Sports Speakers 360<\/a> is a booking agent for pro athletes. If you would like to book Jim Morris for a speaking engagement, appearance or endorsement, contact a Jim Morris booking agent for fees at 1.855.303.5450.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAS VEGAS, NV &#8211; Jim Morris has been named as the keynote speaker at the 4th annual Navigate 2017 user conference. Jim Morris will deliver the keynote address to an audience of IT professionals at 9:15 a.m. on on Wednesday, October 4, 2017 (day three of the conference). 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