When I was 12, I had a coach tell me I would never be a championship pitcher. That devastated me. I was crushed.

I get has been great. It has opened so many doors for me.

You're not going to get off the couch and be at some amazing fast pace or burn crazy amounts of calories, but you have to start somewhere Eventually, you'll get there.

I'm living a dream. I hope in 10 years people will know me as a gold medalist.

I realize the differences between my children and use what works for each of them individually.

When I'm in the game [softball], it's not so much mechanics. It's more of just trusting my teammates, trusting myself, trusting my preparation that we've put in to get there. When you're in the game, it's go-mode. There's going to be times when you're tweaking things but when you're in that game mode, you just want to think about that one next pitch.

My parents were born and raised in Iowa and my two brothers were born in Iowa before my family moved to California where I was born so I still really feel like I have those Midwestern roots.