“I started taekwondo at 5 or 6 years old and did a bunch of kick-boxing later, too. Eventually I became a black belt and coached as well. I did some basketball and softball growing up, but most of my activity was martial arts.” YearsWellsArtBlackGrowing UpGrowingActivityBasketballBunchKicksBoxingMartial ArtsBeltsSoftballBlack BeltTaekwondo Author:JWoww
“[At nine years old] I didn't really know what that meant at the time. I thought it might be in a warm summer sport like softball, but I played a variety of sports growing up - basketball, soccer and track. I really didn't care. I just wanted to be an Olympian.” KnowsYearsMightCareWantedSportsGrowing UpGrowingBasketballSummerTrackWarmNineVarietySoccerSoftballNine YearsOlympian Author:Elana Meyers
“I was a bit of a tomboy, so I played softball and basketball. Then I was also a cheerleader. And I played flute too.” BitsBasketballSoftballCheerleaderFlutes Author:Natalie Grant
“I played sports year around: basketball, soccer, softball and I ran track year around, from the time I was, like, six, seven.” InspirationalYearsSportsBasketballSixSevenTrackSoccerRanSoftball Author:Gabrielle Union
“I've played with IVs before, during and after games. I've played with a broken hand, a sprained ankle, a torn shoulder, a fractured tooth, a severed lip, and a knee the size of a softball. I don't miss 15 games because of a toe injury that everybody knows wasn't that serious in the first place.” KnowsInspirationalFirstsHandsGamesMissingSeriousBrokenBasketballLipsAthleteSizeShouldersTeethKneesInjuryToesTornSoftballAnkles Author:Kobe Bryant
“When you are not practicing, remember, someone somewhere is practicing, and when you meet him he will win.” InspirationalRememberSuccessWinningPracticeBasketballPerseveranceSoftballMusic Practice Author:Ed Macauley
“Regardless of what you do put in, every game boils down to doing the things you do best and doing them over and over again.” MotivationalMotivationGamesSportsBasketballCoachingSoftballBasketball CoachingMotivational Softball Book:Run to Daylight!: Vince Lombardi’s Diary of One Week with the Green Bay Packers Source: Run to Daylight!: Vince Lombardi’s Diary of One Week with the Green Bay Packers
“That's the awesome part. Little girls now have a chance to look up and see women playing soccer, basketball, softball and now hockey - and know they can win a gold medal, too.” KnowsLooksLittlesMotivationalGirlWinningChanceBasketballGoldSoccerLook UpHockeyRole ModelsInspirational SportsMedalSoftballGold MedalsPlaying SoccerPlaying Hockey Author:Angela Ruggiero