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title: "2 Stanford Quotes By Jessica Mendoza"
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> [Stanford opened up a whole different perspective for me. I learned how to take my own passions and apply them to so many different topics, to open up the way I saw things and own the things that made me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-mendoza/stanford-opened-up-a-whole-different-perspective-for-me-i-learned-how/)

[Jessica Mendoza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-mendoza/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/011/jessica-mendoza-5349_apply_stanford-opened-up-a-whole-different-per_653522.jpg)

> [I've learned to not forecast anything beyond the year, because when I went to Stanford, I originally wanted to be an orthopedic surgeon. So it's just hilarious to look back at all of the things I wanted to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-mendoza/i-ve-learned-to-not-forecast-anything-beyond-the-year-because-when-i/)

[Jessica Mendoza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-mendoza/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31e/jessica-mendoza-5349_anything_i-ve-learned-to-not-forecast-anything-be_1759433.jpg)

## Other authors on Stanford

## More by Jessica Mendoza

> [I got my masters in social sciences and education at Stanford, and initially - this is back in 2002 or 2003 when I graduated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-mendoza/i-got-my-masters-in-social-sciences-and-education-at-stanford-and/)

[Jessica Mendoza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-mendoza/)

> [As much as I want to be like, It's just baseball, I'm just another person,' unfortunately it's not that way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-mendoza/as-much-as-i-want-to-be-like-it-s-just-baseball-i-m-just-another/)

[Jessica Mendoza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-mendoza/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-mendoza/instead-of-just-being-the-person-that-s-like-gosh-that-s-cool-that/)

[Jessica Mendoza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-mendoza/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-mendoza/doubt-is-what-i-see-with-a-lot-of-women-we-doubt-ourselves-whether-it/)

[Jessica Mendoza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-mendoza/)

> [Having a father as a football and a baseball coach, I grew up around college baseball players, college football players, like, I just knew…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-mendoza/having-a-father-as-a-football-and-a-baseball-coach-i-grew-up-around/)

[Jessica Mendoza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-mendoza/)

> [I grew up in a big Mexican family and... we always were so comfortable in our own skin. So society, the stuff that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-mendoza/i-grew-up-in-a-big-mexican-family-and-we-always-were-so-comfortable/)

[Jessica Mendoza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-mendoza/)

> [I had a baseball swing my whole life. When I was growing up, everyone had a different, very specific softball swing that was very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-mendoza/i-had-a-baseball-swing-my-whole-life-when-i-was-growing-up-everyone/)

[Jessica Mendoza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-mendoza/)

> [I know I might be a little crazy, but I love working out. It has a way of lifting my mood like nothing else…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-mendoza/i-know-i-might-be-a-little-crazy-but-i-love-working-out-it-has-a-way/)

[Jessica Mendoza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-mendoza/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-mendoza/i-think-when-you-re-really-passionate-about-something-and-maybe-not/)

[Jessica Mendoza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-mendoza/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-mendoza/if-anyone-knows-women-we-like-a-lot-of-different-things-and-we-re-not/)

[Jessica Mendoza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-mendoza/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-mendoza/when-you-re-successful-at-something-you-think-that-you-need-to/)

[Jessica Mendoza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-mendoza/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-mendoza/for-jennie-finch-she-s-a-stud-on-the-field-and-everyone-s-going-to/)

[Jessica Mendoza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-mendoza/)

> [I don't care about Joe Schmo with two Twitter followers saying bad things to me, but if the guy I'm sitting next to on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-mendoza/i-don-t-care-about-joe-schmo-with-two-twitter-followers-saying-bad/)

[Jessica Mendoza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-mendoza/)

> [I found that I can never know enough, and that many times the best form of education is through communication.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-mendoza/i-found-that-i-can-never-know-enough-and-that-many-times-the-best/)

[Jessica Mendoza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-mendoza/)

> [Becoming baseball analyst was really important for me to not just be one of the first, but to literally break open the door and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-mendoza/becoming-baseball-analyst-was-really-important-for-me-to-not-just-be/)

[Jessica Mendoza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-mendoza/)

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