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When I was a kid, I dreamed of using a bat with my own name on it.

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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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You have been doing something that has brought you success, and you are in the playoffs because you have been doing some thing right.
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Looking back, I've learned the most from the bad coaches, really, how not to act, how not to coach, how not to treat people. So I always say no matter what situations you're faced with, how bad it is, you can always walk away and learn. You can always rise above it.
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I can't tell you how much I respect all the single parents out there doing it all solo.
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It's so empowering to see yourself as a machine.
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I try to squeeze in a workout whenever I can, even if it's doing squats with my 7-month-old in the kitchen or jumping on the trampoline with my 5-year-old.
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I'm living a dream. I hope in 10 years people will know me as a gold medalist.
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This whole career has been way more than I ever even imagined or dreamed.
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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.
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College was the greatest four years of my life.
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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.
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To some Softball is a game to others it's Life.
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I'm a role model for lots of young girls.
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I've face more than 35 major leaguers, and only two have ever made contact against me.
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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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The whole sexiness thing-I don't know if I'm comfortable with that. But it has helped the sport grow. I think it changes how people see women's athletics.
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Being fit and being in the best shape that I can be helps me be the best mom as well.
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For softball, we need the Olympics. For young girls dreaming of that Olympic dream, that's where it's at, and that's where it all started in '96 for our sport.
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I mean, I love winning, but losing is a much more intense feeling.
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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.
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It is incredible how far women have come and women in sports have come.
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