Lisa Fernandez
Lisa Fernandez
Lisa Fernandezis a right-handed softball pitcher of Cuban-Puerto Rican descent who established an Olympic record in softball with 21 strikeouts in a game and was as a member of the United States Women's team...
ProfessionSoftball Player
Date of Birth22 February 1971
CityNew York City, CA
coach including overcome
I've overcome a lot of adversities including a coach who told me when I was young I'd never make it in the sport.
amazing game people tension walk
You can feel people eyeing us when we walk into a gym, you can feel the tension and you know it's going to be a (great) game. It's amazing to be 17-1, but every game is so demanding.
change complain forward midnight people staying waking
I look forward to every midnight feeding, every 3 a.m. feeding. As much as people complain about waking up and staying up all night, I wouldn't change it for the world.
imagine
I can't even imagine not being in the same state, the same city, as him.
against everybody last
It's going to be everybody against us. That's how it is. That's how it was last year, that's how it's been this year.
awareness country people raise teach tour
We want to tour the country and teach people about the sport and raise awareness.
discipline learn teamwork
You learn discipline, about preparation, teamwork and succeeding.
softball loss winning
One pitch can be the difference between a win and a loss, an error could be the difference.
softball games one-day
[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.
softball games play
There is a way to play this game physically, but it's the mental part that's going to separate gold from silver and silver from bronze.
graduation stronger weakness
I make my weaknesses my strengths and my stengths stronger.
softball done moments
We're prepared, and we've done everything we can to prepare for this moment in time. That's what confidence is all about.
softball sports motivation
The team with the best athletes doesn't usually win. It's the team with the athletes who play best together.