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When I was 12, I had a coach tell me I would never be a championship pitcher. That devastated me. I was crushed.

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Jennie Finch
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: September 3
Softball Player
La Mirada
California
Jennie Lynn Finch
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Championship
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