My introduction to sports was through baseball. That's all I knew. — Jessica Mendoza Copy Share Image
It should be common knowledge that women and men can talk about sports. — Jessica Mendoza Copy Share Image
I always said this as an athlete, 'Practice like you're the worst player on the field. Play like you're the best.' — Jessica Mendoza Copy Share Image
Having a father as a football and a baseball coach, I grew up around college baseball players, college football players, like, I… — Jessica Mendoza Copy Share Image
That's what's beautiful about sports in general is you give someone a bat, a ball, a piece of sporting equipment and what… — Jessica Mendoza Copy Share Image
Anytime I'm like, 'Ho-hum,' trying to go about my business like anyone else, I'll have a father or someone come up to… — Jessica Mendoza Copy Share Image
I think there's something to baseball, golf, fishing that there's downtime within all of those sports. Even though you're still doing the… — Jessica Mendoza Copy Share Image
My father is a first-generation Mexican-American and sports changed his life. It allowed him to basically live his dream, but it was… — Jessica Mendoza Copy Share Image
I think the biggest thing I can say to that is every female is different. Not that every man isn't, but speaking… — Jessica Mendoza Copy Share Image
My main goal when I talk to groups is to educate families on the physical and mental health benefits that playing sports… — Jessica Mendoza Copy Share Image
I got my masters in social sciences and education at Stanford, and initially - this is back in 2002 or 2003 when I graduated… — Jessica Mendoza Copy Share Image
As much as I want to be like, It's just baseball, I'm just another person,' unfortunately it's not that way. — Jessica Mendoza Copy Share Image
Instead of just being the person that's like: 'Gosh, that's cool that people are doing stuff and good luck. Do you need me to… — Jessica Mendoza Copy Share Image
Doubt is what I see with a lot of women, we doubt ourselves. Whether it's because we think we're too fat or ugly or… — Jessica Mendoza Copy Share Image
Having a father as a football and a baseball coach, I grew up around college baseball players, college football players, like, I just knew… — Jessica Mendoza Copy Share Image
I grew up in a big Mexican family and... we always were so comfortable in our own skin. So society, the stuff that I… — Jessica Mendoza Copy Share Image
I had a baseball swing my whole life. When I was growing up, everyone had a different, very specific softball swing that was very… — Jessica Mendoza Copy Share Image
I know I might be a little crazy, but I love working out. It has a way of lifting my mood like nothing else… — Jessica Mendoza Copy Share Image
I think when you're really passionate about something, and maybe not every person is like this, but I think there's a large group that… — Jessica Mendoza Copy Share Image
If anyone knows women, we like a lot of different things and we're not predictable. We definitely don't fall into a cookie-cutter mold. And… — Jessica Mendoza Copy Share Image
When you're successful at something, you think that you need to continue to do what you're doing to get the same result. But I… — Jessica Mendoza Copy Share Image
For Jennie Finch, she's a stud on the field and everyone's going to love her while she's playing, but no one is going to… — Jessica Mendoza Copy Share Image
