Nolan Ryan his own arm. He also has appeared in various television commercials shown in the Texas market. After retiring from baseball, Ryan teamed up with the federal government to promote physical fitness. His likeness was used in the "Nolan Ryan Fitness Guide", published by The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports in 1994. Ryan suffered a heart attack on April 25, 2000, and had to receive a double coronary bypass. In February 2008, the Rangers hired Ryan as team president. After the 2009 season, Ryan and Chuck Greenberg submitted a bid to purchase the Rangers from owner Tom Hicks. At
TGV world speed record final record attempt took place on 18 May 1990, with dignitaries, and journalists joining the usual complement of technicians on board the train. The 325 started its run at 9:51 from Dangeau and accelerated for 15 minutes, achieving a top speed of 515.3 km/h (320.3 mph) at the bottom of the hill at kilometer post 166.8. At the conclusion of the test campaign, the train had reached top speeds in excess of 500 km/h on nine separate occasions, including the world speed record. Operation V150, where 150 again refers to a target speed in metres per second, was a series