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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.
Jennie Finch
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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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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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When I was a kid, I dreamed of using a bat with my own name on it.
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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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I've face more than 35 major leaguers, and only two have ever made contact against me.
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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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Got any pitches? I got five pitches-rise-ball, curveball, screwball, drop-ball and changeup.
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