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I'm living a dream. I hope in 10 years people will know me as a gold medalist.
Jennie Finch
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Jennie Finch
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: September 3
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La Mirada
California
Jennie Lynn Finch
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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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I can't tell you how much I respect all the single parents out there doing it all solo.
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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.
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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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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 softball each year reaches new levels of interest.
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When I lose, I take it very personally.
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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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To some Softball is a game to others it's Life.
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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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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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Being fit and being in the best shape that I can be helps me be the best mom as well.
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You're not going to get off the couch and be at some amazing fast pace or burn crazy amounts of calories, but you have to start somewhere Eventually, you'll get there.
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It's so empowering to see yourself as a machine.
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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 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 mean, I love winning, but losing is a much more intense feeling.
Jennie Finch
You can't always control the circumstances - only how you react to those circumstances you can always control your attitude and your effort.
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A miracle is really the only way to describe motherhood and giving birth. It's unbelievable how God has made us women and babies to endure and be able to do so much. A miracle, indeed. Such an incredible blessing.
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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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