When I lose, I take it very personally.
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.
I was born and raised in Huntington Beach, California. I was very athletic, playing volleyball and softball. I did gymnastics for about ten years, too.
Nobody motivates today's workers. If it doesn't come from within, it doesn't come. Fun helps remove the barriers that allow people to motivate themselves.
Once in a while, I played second base; once in a while, outfield. But those were just pickup games and softball leagues. So when I bought the Yankees, I tried to stay one pace ahead of the players.
If I could make millions of dollars being a softball player, I would quit acting in a second.
This is a game to be savored, not gulped. There's time to discuss everything between pitches or between innings.
Oh my god, Jenny McCarthy is the coolest chick. She's the kind of girl you can play volleyball with and she's diggin' it out in the dirt. She's the girl that's playing softball - not worrying about breaking a nail. She's out there breaking nails and diving at second. And then, she's going to out-drink you at the bar.
Confidence is everything. If you start second guessing yourself, you're bound to run into more bad outings
When you hit bottom, the only place left to go is up.
One of the most awesome things about sports, particularly team sports, is that everything you need to do to be successful on the playing field carries over directly into life. In a team sport you have to learn how to work together, to set goals, and then work toward those goals in a productive way. You learn to be responsible and you learn how to not only depend on others, but also be independent so you can support others.
You can accomplish so much with a strong will. Just do your best, no matter what. Don't let negative thoughts creep in. Don't talk yourself out of anything.
It's not the most conducive weather to play softball in, but you've got to come out and play it.
No matter how good the pitcher, she is still hit-able in more than one way.
Baseball is like everything else. You got to study every angle to win.
To be an American and unable to play baseball is comparable to being a Polynesian and unable to swim.
My advice is that going to the Olympics and winning a gold medal are great goals, but the real goal should be to be the best that you can be.
I'm a middle-class former housewife who goes to my daughter's softball games.
Life is what you make it so make the best of it.
If you don't think like a winner, you're not going to be a winner.
The artful pitcher must take the inevitable peaks and valleys of pitching in stride and never give in to the batters or lose sight of his/her own strengths.
Softball is what old men play to try to feel young again.
I never taught my girls to play golf; they all played softball
I have nothing to prove to anyone. I only play for myself.
When I stood up there as a pinch hitter, I honestly believed I was the best hitter in the game. That's the only attitude to have.
