interview | june 29, 1991
Academy of Achievement
“It’s easy to be great when everybody’s watching. And to push yourself. But, when no one’s watching, when you’re training alone, you have to have that inner voice that’s really going to push you over the edge.” Lisa Fernandez gold-medal pitcher
“It’s easy to be great when everybody’s watching. And to push yourself. But, when no one’s watching, when you’re training alone, you have to have that inner voice that’s really going to push you over the edge.”
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