- Nov 07, 2020
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- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up in a big Mexican family and... we always were so comfortable in our own skin. So society, the stuff that I think we see a lot now for young girls, didn't really reach me because I had this huge Mexican bubble around me saying, 'You're beautiful. You're amazing. You're strong. And be you.'
- Hate
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never realized how hurtful people can be. They hate me so much for being a female in a men's sport. And I'm just like, 'Really? It's 2016, people. Women can do anything.'
- Behind
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- Nov 07, 2020
I got my masters in social sciences and education at Stanford, and initially - this is back in 2002 or 2003 when I graduated - I wanted to move to D.C. and work on education reform, specifically with No Child Left Behind.
- Beyond
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
There have been so many pivotal moments throughout my career, and I look back and say I really craved big moments - when your heart's pounding and everything is on the line.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think the biggest thing I can say to that is every female is different. Not that every man isn't, but speaking on behalf on my gender, I think women can watch sports exactly like men, and others watch it exactly the opposite way.
- Nov 07, 2020
I don't filter things really.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
My husband actually quit his job as a civil engineer so that he could travel, so we could be together as a family while I played professionally, which was crazy.
- Always
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just knew: first-time female on ESPN, there's going to be some backlash, like any change. There's always going to be resistance. There are going to be people that hear a female voice or see a female figure and are completely against it.
- Challenge
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think we should always challenge ourselves to do things that have never been done.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
If people criticize me because they don't like how I break down one of Giancarlo Stanton's at-bats, OK. If they criticize me because I'm a woman, that's not OK.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am a very honest person.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
After a Sunday night game, what I do is I usually wait like a day and a half before going on Twitter.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you're going to put me in the booth, make sure it's because I'm good enough to be there.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
As much as I want to be like, It's just baseball, I'm just another person,' unfortunately it's not that way.
- Care
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- Nov 07, 2020
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 the telecast thinks that way, that matters a lot to me.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you take any player in their position, there's nobody better than Mookie Betts in right field. I'll take him over a short stop at their position. That's how good he is.
- Dad
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad was a baseball coach, and then I switched to softball. Baseball was all I knew until I crossed over. It never seemed like a big deal.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's important to be a positive female role model in a world with a lot of Kardashians.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'd had colleagues tell me, 'You should be calling games.' But to actually have a producer call me and say, 'We want you in the booth,' I was like, What?
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I'm saying something with an intelligent background, then at least it is creating conversation. Whether that conversation is people agreeing or disagreeing, I'm happy.
- Baseball Players
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a big Geena Davis fan. I have a Geena Davis-signed baseball, which is funny because I don't get signatures from most baseball players I meet.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being in New York for 10 days during the World Series and appearing on a bunch of shows, I felt like it was a trial run to have more of a studio presence. The more consistently I started to do it, the more I grew to love it. It allows me to push baseball ideas and content in a bunch of different places.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've gotten a lot of comments about how I look and I can't help but think, Is anyone listening to what I'm saying? If I were a guy, no one would be saying, 'Wow, look at those pants' or 'Look at those legs.'
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think all women want to get out of our own little bubble and challenge a man's world. And I love challenges.
- Fans
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- Nov 07, 2020