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.
When I was 12, I had a coach tell me I would never be a championship pitcher. That devastated me. I was crushed.
Although it is disappointing that softball was not reinstated into the Olympics, we are going to continue to keep growing the sport
I really like Dontrelle Willis' pitch; he's animated on the mound and is fun to watch - he gets into the game emotionally.
I'm playing first base and pitching and hitting. I feel like I'm almost better than I've ever been. It's like, 'You're going to walk away like this?'
If I'm with my sons, I want to give them 100 percent. Whatever I am doing at that moment, I want to make the most of it.
Right now in my career, it's like I'm having more fun than I've ever had, so it's kind of like, 'Man, I can't stop now.'