Jennie Finch Quotes

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  Try not to get lost in comparing yourself to others. Discover your gifts and let them shine! Softball is amazing that way as a sport. Everyone on the field has a slightly different ability that makes them perfect for their position.

  Jennie Finch

  Softball, Sports, Perfect

  "How Jennie Finch Stays in Pro-Athlete Form". Interview with Jené Luciani, www.shape.com. March 14, 2012.

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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.

  Jennie Finch

  Attitude, Effort, Circumstances

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  And my dad drilled it in my head, you know, 'If you want it bad enough, and you're willing to make the sacrifices, you can do it. But first you have to believe in yourself'.

  Jennie Finch

  Softball, Dad, Father

  "Jennie Finch on motherhood, marathons and being 'a machine'" by Jacque Wilson, www.cnn.com. March 9, 2012.

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• Never limit yourself, never be satisfied, and smile-it's free!

  Jennie Finch

  Limits, Satisfied

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• It's a game of failure [softball]. Everybody would play, that was easy and everyone's not playing because it is so tough. But it's a matter of keep plugging away, keep working hard, believing in yourself and it is a team sport and there is nothing better than being out there, having a ball in your hand, playing the game that you love and ultimately that's what it comes down is having fun and enjoying it.

  Jennie Finch

  Softball, Sports, Fun

  "Jennie Finch Interviewed by Gary Leland". fastpitch.tv. March 13, 2014.

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• Try not to get lost in comparing yourself to others. Discover your gifts and let them shine!

  Jennie Finch

  Softball, Shining, Trying

  "How Jennie Finch Stays in Pro-Athlete Form". Interview with Jené Luciani, www.shape.com. March 14, 2012.

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• To some Softball is a game; to others it's Life.

  Jennie Finch

  Softball, Games

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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.

  Jennie Finch

  People, Matter, I've Learned

  "Jennie Finch Interviewed by Gary Leland". fastpitch.tv. March 13, 2014.

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  Whatever I am doing at that moment, I want to make the most of it.

  Jennie Finch

  Want, Moments, That Moment

  "How Jennie Finch Stays in Pro-Athlete Form". Interview with Jené Luciani, www.shape.com. March 14, 2012.

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• I may be wearing makeup, but I can throw a fastball by you at the same time.

  Jennie Finch

  Inspiring, Makeup, May

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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.

  Jennie Finch

  Want, Fields, Faces

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• It is incredible how far women have come and women in sports have come.

  Jennie Finch

  Softball, Sports, Incredibles

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• My goal is to never lose. That may not be realistic, but I'm going to try.

  Jennie Finch

  Goal, Trying, May

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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.

  Jennie Finch

  Softball, Championship, Crushed

  "Jennie Finch on motherhood, marathons and being 'a machine'" by Jacque Wilson, www.cnn.com. March 9, 2012.

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• When I'm in the game [softball], it's not so much mechanics. It's more of just trusting my teammates, trusting myself, trusting my preparation that we've put in to get there. When you're in the game, it's go-mode. There's going to be times when you're tweaking things but when you're in that game mode, you just want to think about that one next pitch.

  Jennie Finch

  Softball, Thinking, Games

  "Jennie Finch Interviewed by Gary Leland". fastpitch.tv. March 13, 2014.

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• As a believer, I know that Jesus Christ has a plan and it's not going to be my plan. It's not always succeeding and looking back it's amazing looking back to see how God works in mysterious ways, not always good ways, rough ways but those rough times, those rough patches, and those swamps and all those things that I went through are looking back, were such an incredible life lessons for me not only to shape and build me as an athlete but most importantly, my character as a person.

  Jennie Finch

  Jesus, Life Lesson, Athlete

  Interview with Gary Leland, fastpitch.tv. March 13, 2014.

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• I mean, I love winning, but losing is a much more intense feeling.

  Jennie Finch

  Mean, Winning, Feelings

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• I think that when young players really see their game rise next level, it's when practices are like competition and there's no separation there. Of course, there are adrenaline and the butterflies; you don't have that so much in practice. You want to fake yourself out and try to get them there because you want to be as close to that game mentality as you can when you step on that field every single day whether it's practice or in your backyard or down the street with your dad.

  Jennie Finch

  Dad, Butterfly, Player

  Source: fastpitch.tv

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• My life has been centered around sports. It is where I have met my closest friends and shaped the values that have made me a successful athlete, student and role model for young people.

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  Sports, Athlete, Successful

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• When you train six to seven hours a day to be the best in your sport, you don't want that to be overlooked. I don't train for my looks.

  Jennie Finch

  Sports, Looks, Want

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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.

  Jennie Finch

  Jobs, Team, Helping

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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.

  Jennie Finch

  Crazy, Pace, Couches

  "Jennie Finch on motherhood, marathons and being 'a machine'". Interview With Jacque Wilson, www.cnn.com. March 9, 2012.

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• I had female role models to look up to starting in middle school, athletes like Julie Foudy and Mia Hamm who made me realize that there was room in the world of sports for women. They ignited my dream of becoming an Olympic athlete.

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  Sports, Dream, Athlete

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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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  Inspirational, Softball, Opportunity

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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.

  Jennie Finch

  Playoffs, Has Beens

  Source: www.sbnation.com

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