Jennie Finch is the Team USA softball pitcher, and is one of the best. Jennie is a two time Olympic champion, winning a gold in 2004 at Athens, and a silver in Beijing (Wilson). She went to college at University of Arizona, and obviously was the pitcher. She has never stopped pitching and began at the age of 8. Jennie Finch is an influential advocate of empowering women through her actions/influences/etc... including role model to girls, supporting charities, and never giving up. Jennie Finch impacts empowering women through being a role model to girls. For instance, Jennie wrote a book to girls called Throw Like a Girl to show it was cool to throw like one as well. She also is having annual softball camps to help girls work on certain things, but work on all positions during the time they all
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Especially when Jennie was 12; her coach told her that she could never be a championship pitcher, as you can see her coach was wrong ("Jennie Finch on Motherhood, Marathons and Being 'a Machine”). Through all the hard work and dedication she has done with her father throughout her childhood she always pushed herself to be her best. “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”("Jennie Finch on Motherhood, Marathons and Being 'a Machine”). That was the big step Jennie had to make to actually accomplish goals in her career, and she wanted it bad. Therefore, believing in herself even when her coach said she would never make it that far is incredible. When someone tells you that you can’t make it, or can’t do it tell yourself that you need to believe in yourself. Jennie is a role model to little girls playing softball, for they want to be her. Not going to lie I want to be her too. These girls; no matter what age playing softball we have to never give up and believe in ourselves and one day we may be able to be
Especially when Jennie was 12; her coach told her that she could never be a championship pitcher, as you can see her coach was wrong ("Jennie Finch on Motherhood, Marathons and Being 'a Machine”). Through all the hard work and dedication she has done with her father throughout her childhood she always pushed herself to be her best. “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”("Jennie Finch on Motherhood, Marathons and Being 'a Machine”). That was the big step Jennie had to make to actually accomplish goals in her career, and she wanted it bad. Therefore, believing in herself even when her coach said she would never make it that far is incredible. When someone tells you that you can’t make it, or can’t do it tell yourself that you need to believe in yourself. Jennie is a role model to little girls playing softball, for they want to be her. Not going to lie I want to be her too. These girls; no matter what age playing softball we have to never give up and believe in ourselves and one day we may be able to be