Softball Quotes

Softball isn't just a game it's away of life.

You have people telling you how good you are and all of a sudden, you might start believing it and forget what it takes to be good.

When I step into the batter's box, the fans, the noise, the cheers, they all disappear. For that moment, the world is just a battle between me and the pitcher. And more than anything, I want to win.

Every time you go out there, you want to be a little nervous, have a little bit of butterflies in your stomach and get the juices flowing.

In softball . . . , the softball gods giveth and the softball gods taketh away, but that evens out over the season.

This is a game to be savored, not gulped. There's time to discuss everything between pitches or between innings.

If I could make millions of dollars being a softball player, I would quit acting in a second.

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.

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.

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.

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.

When I lose, I take it very personally.

Softball has given me so much in life. It's taught me the kind of person I want to be, and given me a sweet sisterhood. It even led me to my husband.

Although it is disappointing that softball was not reinstated into the Olympics, we are going to continue to keep growing the sport.

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.

I could have never dreamed what an amazing ride this has been.

We have North Shore, Hawaii and Lost all there, so they have softball tournaments between the casts. It's hilarious.

Clint Eastwood's a good friend, too - he and I used to play in softball games together.

I tried softball and soccer. I just didn't take as much of a liking to it as I did sitting in a movie theater and watching people recreate a story, and doing it myself, as well.

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.

I played softball for a few years growing up. Both my brothers played baseball.

I played Little League and in high school. I played more over the years whenever there was a pick-up game... usually softball.

I was a bit of a tomboy, so I played softball and basketball. Then I was also a cheerleader. And I played flute too.

Put your ego aside and play as a team.

I don't even have children, it's just been an excuse to play jenga and hit softballs in my backyard with a box of laundry detergant wearing baby clothes.

I coach my daughter's softball and basketball team. We go to all the school functions. We go out to eat at night and take the kids to the movies. We try to be as normal as we can.

Regardless of what you do put in, every game boils down to doing the things you do best and doing them over and over again.

Softball is an easy sport to fall in love because our game is fast paced and action packed.

Life is what you make it so make the best of it.

I'm a middle-class former housewife who goes to my daughter's softball games.

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.

To be an American and unable to play baseball is comparable to being a Polynesian and unable to swim.

Baseball is like everything else. You got to study every angle to win.

No matter how good the pitcher, she is still hit-able in more than one way.

It's not the most conducive weather to play softball in, but you've got to come out and play it.

When you hit bottom, the only place left to go is up.

Confidence is everything. If you start second guessing yourself, you're bound to run into more bad outings

Two things help me be a winner. One is I try to stay on an even keel. I don't get too high or too low. Two is I do a lot of visualization. I never see a bad pitch. I always see a good one.

I don't think you ever will yourself to win. I think you prepare yourself the best you can, get yourself in the best mindset you can get in, and go after it.

Sports taught me that I can make a mistake one minute, let it go, and be brilliant the next.

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.

I have nothing to prove to anyone. I only play for myself.

I never taught my girls to play golf; they all played softball

Softball is what old men play to try to feel young again.

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.

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.

If you don't think like a winner, you're not going to be a winner.

People don't win because they're physically stronger. It's because they're stronger between the ears.

Everyone wants to win, but I think winners believe they deserve to win. They've made the commitment, they've followed the right path, and they've taken the right steps to be successful.

What are the critical success factors of your job? What must you be absolutely, positively excellent at doing to be successful?