
Mo'ne Davis
Little League champ
How did Mo'ne Davis become an overnight sports sensation? A pitch-perfect performance in front of a crowd of 35,000 + a tv audience of 5 million. The 13-year-old baseball phenom became the first girl to win a game in the Little League World Series after pitching for a shutout victory. Her inspiring story raised the tween up as a role model ~ one who's empowering girls + flipping the script on what it means to "throw like a girl" one 70 MPH strike at a time.
With a Sports Illustrated cover story, ESPY award + jersey in Cooperstown's Hall of Fame, Mo'ne continues to make history ~ as she says, just by being herself.
sports sensation | overnight fame after becoming the first girl to win a game in the Little League World Series
throwing like a girl {aka how we'd all like to throw}
all-round athleticism | baseball + basketball + soccer
august 21, 2014 | pitched a shutout victory for the Taney Dragons at the Little League World Series
october 2014 | picked as one of TIME's 25 Most Influential Teens + threw the first pitch for Game 4 of the MLB World Series
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talented 7-year-old scouted while playing football with her brother | inspiring sports celeb who's changing the face of baseball
born on
June 24, 2001
born in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
birth name
Mo'ne Ikea Davis
nickname | also known as
Mo
citizen of
The United States of America
daughter of
Lakeisha McLean
Mark Williams
~ stepfather ~
Lamar Davis
sister of
1 older brother | Qu'ran
1 younger sister | Mahogany
1 younger brother | Maurice
educated at
Springside Chesnut Hill Academy
~ a private girls' school ~
advocate for
girl empowerment through sports
underprivileged girls in developing countries
influenced by
her coach, Steve Bandura
MLB MVP pitcher, Clayton Kershaw
WNBA all-star, Maya Moore {see her Quotabelle profile here!}
NBA all-star,
in her spare time
"sleep"
tweets
doesn't do social media {too young!}
image credit
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with Barry Larkin | august 2014
"No matter what team sport you're playing, you can't win it by yourself. You can't play all 9 positions in baseball. You can't play all 5 positions in basketball."
Mo'ne Davis: Throw Like a Girl | october 2014
"It's not all about being serious. And it's not all about being the best."
Mo'ne Davis: Throw Like a Girl | october 2014
"I throw 70 miles per hour. That's throwing like a girl."
Mo'ne Davis: Throw Like a Girl | october 2014
"Opposing batters? Well, they know that I throw a nasty curve, a 70-miles-per-hour fastball, and that I bring new meaning to the saying 'You throw like a girl.'"
Remember My Name | march 2015
"The very first pitch I threw, a kid hit an inside-the-park homerun off of me. Wasn’t how I thought it was gonna go."
Face to Face with Hannah Storm | august 2015
for further reading about Mo'ne Davis:
curated with care by Pauline Weger
Sports Illustrated
Mo'ne achieved an impressive list of firsts in August 2014. Including, the first African-American girl to play in the Little League World Series, the first female pitcher to win a game in the competition + the youngest athlete to be featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated!
photo | Al Tielmans
Mo'ne's card
Mo'ne + her team the Anderson Monarchs went on a 21-day "civil rights" tour to pay tribute to those leaders who helped make it possible for them to take to the field today. During the trip, she gave baseball legend Hank Aaron her collector's card!
ESPN | YouTube
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Mo'ne wins an ESPY
The tween pitching sensation won ESPN's award for Best Breakthrough Athlete of the Year in July of 2015. The prize was presented to her by NFL cornerback Richard Sherman + Olympic skiier Lindsey Vonn.
ABC News
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