Mike Candrea
Mike Candrea
Mike Candreais the head softball coach at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. He was the head coach of the United States women's national softball team in 2004, when Team USA won a gold medal, and in 2008, bringing home silver...
games hopefully hoping peter present putting sure
I'm hoping right now, with (former USOC president) Peter Ueberroth strategizing and putting everything in order, that they will try and present the case. Hopefully it will come up for a re-vote or for sure get us back in the games for 2012.
games happened
Probably 2,000 games and that's never happened to me.
games trying break-out
That's the thing about this game -- you get a little monkey on your back. You go 0-for-3, you go 0-for-6, pretty soon you start pressing. You keep trying a little harder, and the harder you try, the worse it gets. So, anytime you can break out of it by getting a base hit, it feeds confidence.
play practice games
Practice like it's a game; play the game like it's practice.
softball running games
It's a game of making great pitches at the right time, being opportunistic by getting a run at the right time and playing good defense.
kids thinking games
I want kids who are going to go out there and compete, lay it all on the table. I think the big thing about this game is you have to care a lot about it.
pushing watch
When I watch her prepare, she does it with a lot more urgency. She is really pushing herself.
ball good puts
When she puts the ball in play, good things happen.
few fights pick
(Ueberroth) said something like, 'I only pick a few fights and I usually win.'
hold
I don't have any doubts. Lisa can hold her own right now.
anyone decision easy special tiger
She's a special player. She's our Tiger Woods. When I told her, 'Lisa, you got the ball,' it was an easy decision on my part because I can't think of anyone better in a big game.
throw workouts
She's pretty much week-to-week. She's still able to throw and do workouts right now.
cleared ready uniform
She's been cleared to play. She'll be in uniform and ready to go for us.
came exciting great
She came back in great shape. It's exciting to see,