Our sports [softball] is a game of failure already so my dad always says to parents who he is a pitching coach and he's been my pitching coach since I was 11 years old is if they can be the best kid on the team, let them experience that and then obviously the challenge has to come later on but you don't get that opportunity very often and confidence is such a huge part of this game and in life in general.

You can't always control the circumstances - only how you react to those circumstances; you can always control your attitude and your effort.

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

I try to squeeze in a workout whenever I can, even if it's doing squats with my 7-month-old in the kitchen or jumping on the trampoline with my 5-year-old.

You don't take a class; you're thrown into motherhood and learn from experience.

How's motherhood? It is absolutely wonderful. Oh, my gosh. It's truly indescribable and amazing.

Looking back, I've learned the most from the bad coaches, really, how not to act, how not to coach, how not to treat people. So I always say no matter what situations you're faced with, how bad it is, you can always walk away and learn. You can always rise above it.