Softball Quotes - Page 2

• I think that certain players are going to approach the game differently. I am more of a quiet person. I like to have more of a focused energy and internal energy whereas some people need to be bouncing off the walls to be ready for the game.

  Caitlin Lowe

  Inspirational, Wall, Player

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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.

  Jennie Finch

  Inspirational, Running, New York

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

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• Losing a game is heartbreaking. Losing your sense of excellence or worth is a tragedy.

  Joe Paterno

  Sports, Running, Believe

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• If winning isn't everything, why do they keep score?

  Vince Lombardi

  Sports, Athlete, Winning

  "The Winner-Takes-All Society" by Chris Wallace, www.guernicamag.com. March 25, 2014.

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• When we played softball, I'd steal second base, feel guilty and go back.

  Woody Allen

  Funny, Baseball, Humor

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• When all the girls were getting all made up and getting into all that girl stuff in junior high I was out playing softball or touch football with the guys.

  Catherine Bell

  Girl, Football, Guy

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.

  Hilary Duff

  Leadership, Sports, I Hate You

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• Perfection does not exist -- you can always do better and you can always grow.

  Les Brown

  Perfection, Excellence, Self Improvement

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• I am a lefty, though I bat right-handed... When I was a kid I pitched, played first, outfield and shortstop as well. Now it's mainly softball with some friends.

  Josh Charles

  Kids, Firsts, Bats

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• What I love about the game is that the game doesn't know who is supposed to win.

  Sue Enquist

  Winning, Games, Knows

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• When I am working it is up early and coffee and 15 hours of being on the set. When I am not working, it is up late and coffee, golf or softball and hopefully a ball game on the television.

  Mackenzie Astin

  Coffee, Golf, Games

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• If you face a worthy opponent acknowledge their skills and show them yours.

  Kiersten Warren

  Skills, Opponents, Faces

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• Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.

  Arthur Ashe

  Confidence, Winning, Greatest Victory

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• It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up.

  Vince Lombardi

  Love, Inspirational, Life

  Vince Lombardi, Jr. (2012). “What It Takes to Be Number One”, p.31, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• One pitch can be the difference between a win and a loss, an error could be the difference.

  Lisa Fernandez

  Loss, Winning, Errors

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• That's the awesome part. Little girls now have a chance to look up and see women playing soccer, basketball, softball and now hockey - and know they can win a gold medal, too.

  Angela Ruggiero

  Motivational, Basketball, Girl

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• When I lose, I take it very personally.

  Jennie Finch

  Loses

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• I don't want to deal with problems, and so you want to make sure that you don't give yourself problems by not doing your homework and maybe trying to take a kid that's got great ability but isn't going to get it done in the classroom.

  Mike Candrea

  Education, Children, Kids

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• [T]he game's got to be played on the field, and that's the one day that's got to be the most important day.

  Lisa Fernandez

  Games, Important, One Day

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• No matter how tough, no matter what kind of outside pressure, no matter how many bad breaks along the way, I must keep my sights on the final goal, to win, win, win-and with more love and passion than the world has ever witnessed in any performance.

  Billie Jean King

  Passion, Winning, Sight

  FaceBook post by Billie Jean King from Apr 20, 2010

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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.

  Jennie Finch

  Inspirational, Opportunity, Player

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• If a tie is like kissing your sister, losing is like kissing you grandmother with her teeth out.

  George Brett

  Sports, Motivation, Grandmother

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• I've played with IVs before, during and after games. I've played with a broken hand, a sprained ankle, a torn shoulder, a fractured tooth, a severed lip, and a knee the size of a softball. I don't miss 15 games because of a toe injury that everybody knows wasn't that serious in the first place.

  Kobe Bryant

  Inspirational, Basketball, Athlete

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• Growing up, I looked up to major league baseball players, and now these young women have amazing, incredible women all across the board, from swimming to gymnastics to softball to basketball.

  Jennie Finch

  Inspirational, Basketball, Baseball

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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

  Championship, Crushed, Pitcher

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

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