When I was 12, I had a coach tell me I would never be a championship pitcher. That devastated me. I was crushed.
Jennie Finch Quotes
Showing all text quotesBirth: | 3rd September, 1980 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Softball Player |
Jennie Lynn Finch was born in La Mirada, California, USA. She is an American former collegiate All-American right-handed softball pitcher. She pitched for the Arizona Wildcats, the USA national softball team and the Chicago Bandits. She won the 2001 Women's College World Series and helped lead Team USA to the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Time magazine described her as the most famous softball player in history. In 2003, she received the most votes in an ESPN online poll as the most attractive female athlete. In 2004, People magazine named Finch one of its "50 Most Beautiful People", the only female athlete in the list. She has modeled swimwear for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition in 2005. She married to Casey Daigle in 2005. They have three children.
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