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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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Jennie Finch
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: September 3
Softball Player
La Mirada
California
Jennie Lynn Finch
Living
Dream
Years
People
Medalist
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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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There is nothing better than to make it to the College World Series. All of the extra reps in the weight room, all of the early morning practices, and all the hard work spent the entire year makes it worth it.
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I mean, I love winning, but losing is a much more intense feeling.
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When I was growing up, softball had stereotypes along with other female sports. But society is definitely changing since the WNBA and WUSA. Muscles on female athletes are OK now. Young girls can look up to beautiful, athletic, fit women.
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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.
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I had the vision of creating my own camp to make sure I was teaching the campers what I wanted. Plus I picked other players that were good on the field and off so we could be great role models for these girls to look up to. I hope to inspire others and encourage them to go after their dreams.
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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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I don't want to be just a face. I want to go out there and prove something on the field.
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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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I really like Dontrelle Willis' pitch he's animated on the mound and is fun to watch - he gets into the game emotionally.
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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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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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The main thing is to win. You just try to keep your tunnel vision on to get the team the win.
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To keep children healty, it's important to keep them active. Of course you can control what goes into their mouths, but it's also about putting the active back into family activity. Go outside with them, live in the moment and encourage them. That'll help you find fulfillment in your life as well.
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The attention I get has been great. It has opened so many doors for me. It's nice that people are accepting beautiful women as athletes. It's encouraging to girls that muscles don't mean you can't be beautiful.
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Growing up, I watched softball and U.S.A .softball, and that was my goal of being able to represent my country and wear the red, white, and blue out there, and I think it is one of the highest honors to be able to go out there and compete for your country, and it was something so very special, and it was everything I dreamt of and more.
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It's so empowering to see yourself as a machine.
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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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A macho attitude is totally to my advantage. Guys try to hit it 400 feet out of the park, but in softball you have to use a short, quick swing. Big, huge swings equal big, huge strikeouts.
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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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