| Quotes of famous/Olympic Softball Players: Jessica Mendoza and Amanda Freed These are a few quotes I found in some article To go to Jessica Mendoza's Player page click her It was anybody's game. Knowing that there is nobody else, not other players, no other team that I would rather go down with thanour team. - Amanda Freed Volleyball was a fun thing to do (in high school), but now that's over. Soccer might be harder because I've played it all my life. It's hard to let go but, like volleyball, softball is what I've wanted to do with my life and I have to concentrate on that. -Amanda Freed When you talk about toughness, it is mostly mental. You have to be able to go out and concentrate on the job at hand. You have to treat every game (or every match) like it was a championship event, no matter who you are playing.- Amanda Freed When I think of softball, I think of hot scorching days out in the outfield grass, the sweat beading down your forehead and the distant murmur of the crowds. There is this whirlwind of emotion there that cannot be described. -Jessica Mendoza Every player needs those reminders. That the gain is in fact, worth the sacrifice. -Jessica Mendoza I think the best moments are the times when every player is completely wrapped up in the game. When you don't even know who got the winning hit because it feels like the whole team hit it. That's what you play for - for special moments like that. -Jessica Mendoza I was thinking there was no way that ball was getting out of the park. I was going to do anything in my power to catch it and I went over the fence to get it."- Jessica on her to the fence catch(would have been over) against LSU That first game was a tough loss I think we realized that getting to the World Series wasn't going to be easy. But, I knew if we played out best, nobody was going to beat us. - Jessica Mendoza I'd like to be more clutch, I want to get the hits when we need them.- Jessica Mendoza When the pitch came, I just kind of reacted, It was just a rush of emotions. I wanted to scream as soon as it went out. I wanted to live that moment forever. This is what we play for.- Jessica Mendoza Back to main page |
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