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When someone you have a lot of respect for believes in you, it helps you believe in yourself.
The main thing is to win. You just try to keep your tunnel vision on to get the team the win.
The best compliment I've gotten was being compared to Randy Johnson. We're both hard-throwing.
I realize the differences between my children and use what works for each of them individually.
If you look back at yesterday and think it was a big deal, then you haven't done anything today.
How's motherhood? It is absolutely wonderful. Oh, my gosh. It's truly indescribable and amazing.
The biggest thing is no matter what level I've played at, there is something I can bring to them.
If you truly want to be great, don't get caught up in what has been done before or who has done it.
As a mom, spending quality time on the water with my family is a simple and relaxing way to unplug.
Own your differences and don't always try to fit in. The more unique you are, the more you stand out.
After a Sunday night game, what I do is I usually wait like a day and a half before going on Twitter.
I try to not be too hard on myself regarding my diet. I've always been a workout-to-eat kind of a girl.
I do my job on the mound and then do what I can at the plate, always working on helping the team anyway I can.
I found that I can never know enough, and that many times the best form of education is through communication.
I think all women want to get out of our own little bubble and challenge a man's world. And I love challenges.
In a perfect world, if I can get conversations done at a batting cage, there's exactly the place I want to be.
I want to be in the booth any day - Sunday, Monday, Wednesday - it doesn't matter to me. I'm hooked. I love it.
When I was 12, I had a coach tell me I would never be a championship pitcher. That devastated me. I was crushed.
I know I might be a little crazy, but I love working out. It has a way of lifting my mood like nothing else can.
It's 2015. And I just want to get to the point where we're hearing female voices as much as we're hearing men's.
I always said this as an athlete, 'Practice like you're the worst player on the field. Play like you're the best.'
I played baseball when I was younger, but the idea of the college scholarship enticed me to switch over to softball.
I don't shy away from things that may be a little different, but own them and implement them in the coverage that I do.
Right now in my career, it's like I'm having more fun than I've ever had, so it's kind of like, 'Man, I can't stop now.'
If I'm with my sons, I want to give them 100 percent. Whatever I am doing at that moment, I want to make the most of it.
I'm a big Alex Cora fan, as far as aggressiveness, the things that he sees like pitch tipping. His eyes are really good.
I really like Dontrelle Willis' pitch; he's animated on the mound and is fun to watch - he gets into the game emotionally.
Ultimately, the goal of hitting is to get your mind out of the way and let your body take over - and to slow the game down
At the end of the day, what people will give credit for is how Octobers turn out. That's how it works for Yankees managers.
Like, I played baseball with all boys. They didn't want to play catch with me. I mean, it's the story of everything I've done.
If you see Michael Johnson running a race, and he beats someone by three strides, that's really dominating, but it's beautiful.
We're [Avocado League] trying to just urge people to add avocado into their diet. It's healthy and full of vitamins and minerals.
A female voice can automatically trigger a reaction. The reasons why? Sound is the initial thing, and I've had people tell me that.
Although it is disappointing that softball was not reinstated into the Olympics, we are going to continue to keep growing the sport.
On the U.S.A. team our income wasn't coming from U.S.A. It was coming from sponsors, it was coming from how we made money elsewhere.
You have been doing something that has brought you success, and you are in the playoffs because you have been doing some thing right.
I'm sure when the times comes, there will be tears, but there are other avenues that I am embracing with much more passion these days.
When you train six to seven hours a day to be the best in your sport, you don't want that to be overlooked. I don't train for my looks.
My husband, after two weeks of dating, asked me, if our relationship were to work out, would I be OK with our first boy being named Ace.
I try to not be too hard on myself regarding my diet. I've always been a workout-to-eat kind of a girl. I like to eat, to say the least.
Dad was the pitching coach, while Mom was the emotional supporter. Her unconditional love was great, and she wanted what was best for me.
I try to challenge myself, each week, to do something that is a little different or something maybe a little more exciting or personalized.
My dad was a baseball coach, and then I switched to softball. Baseball was all I knew until I crossed over. It never seemed like a big deal.
You can't always control the circumstances - only how you react to those circumstances; you can always control your attitude and your effort.
Have unconditional love to your children no matter what happens. Give them time even in the midst of this busy life - be one on one with them.
I'm a big Geena Davis fan. I have a Geena Davis-signed baseball, which is funny because I don't get signatures from most baseball players I meet.
My college coach was a baseball guy. So why is no one questioning why a baseball player is coaching or analyzing softball when the reverse happens?
Softball has given me so much in life. It's taught me the kind of person I want to be, and given me a sweet sisterhood. It even led me to my husband.
I'm playing first base and pitching and hitting. I feel like I'm almost better than I've ever been. It's like, 'You're going to walk away like this?'
There had never really been a female that was breaking down a swing. So when I'd walk into a clubhouse, I'd have to explain a little bit of who I was.