I don't think you ever will yourself to win. I think you prepare yourself the best you can, get yourself in the best mindset you can get in, and go after it.
Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off.
Confidence is everything. If you start second guessing yourself, you're bound to run into more bad outings
When I step into the batters box and hear my team say my name and they all cheer for me i feel as if i need to hit the ball for them! Softball is life and nothing comes before it
Someone once described the pitching of a no-hit game as like catching lighting in a bottle.
A good athlete always mentally replays a competition over and over, even in victory, to see what might be done to improve the performance the next time.
Genius is perseverance in disguise.
Regardless of what you do put in, every game boils down to doing the things you do best and doing them over and over again.
Fast pitch softball is just as dangerous as baseball. The ball is bigger so you can see it better, but the size also makes for a bigger space to move out of its way.
I still think there are some pitches in this pitching arm, so I will continue playing with USA Softball, but knowing that this could be the last time a softball player stands on the Olympic podium and has the opportunity of experiencing this - it was emotional.
You can accomplish so much with a strong will. Just do your best, no matter what. Don't let negative thoughts creep in. Don't talk yourself out of anything.
I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I toss one that ain't never been seen by this generation.
Every time you go out there, you want to be a little nervous, have a little bit of butterflies in your stomach and get the juices flowing.
I love to run. I was challenged to run the New York marathon four months after having my youngest son, and since running isn't a big part of softball, the thought of a marathon was a stretch for me.
I hate to lose more than I like to win. I hate to see the happiness on their faces when they beat me!
I've played with IVs before, during and after games. I've played with a broken hand, a sprained ankle, a torn shoulder, a fractured tooth, a severed lip, and a knee the size of a softball. I don't miss 15 games because of a toe injury that everybody knows wasn't that serious in the first place.
[On softball:] Diamonds are a dyke's best friend.
I will never sacrifice my morals and ethics for anyone or any win.
I played Little League and in high school. I played more over the years whenever there was a pick-up game. . . usually softball.
We go out and work hard. We play this game with emotion and love. Coach always says 'Emotionally, physically, mentally - come to the field prepared. ' Because if you don't bring that to the field, you're going to get beat.