"There is a way to play this game physically, but it’s the mental part that’s going to separate gold from silver and silver from bronze." --Lisa Fernandez, USA
"We knew we had to fight. We have heart, and we never give up." --Teagen Gerhart, Stanford
"[I]f you swing at strikes, they aren’t going to get you out. If you swing at pitcher pitches, they are probably going to get you out." -- Patrick Murphy, Alabama
"That’s part of fast pitch softball, being able to move runners and execute the short game. It’s a very quick game. Sixty feet, you bobble it once, and these kids are going to be safe. You have to play quick, but you can’t be in a hurry." --John Rittman, Stanford
"This game is a game of inches. Sometimes they are going to go our way, and sometimes they aren’t." --Ashley Hansen, Stanford (on dribblers)
