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" I was a tomboy growing up, so I think I naturally take on a little male swagger. "

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" Because our father played professional soccer, being in the spotlight never felt weird to me and my brother. We always felt we could do anything. "

" If I can learn how to pitch in two months, and I'm doing OK, how can we not assume that a woman who's been working on it for her entire life won't be playing in the MLB? It's ridiculous. "

" As time goes on, we suppress our dreams, which really makes me sad. "

" I firmly believe everyone needs to have balance in their life. "

" I knew my focus was going to be somewhere in the arts. I've always painted. I've always sung. I didn't know when or how it was going to happen - or what it was going to be. "

" Young girls need to see women who are strong and vulnerable and complex onscreen. "

" I always say that fashion is a thing that I'm going to get into at some point. "

" I normally play very serious characters. "

" I think the biggest thing that I learned, and why I've fallen in love with baseball, is how mental of a game it is. It's such a mental sport, and it's beautiful. I think definitely the mental aspect, the stats, and the mathematics, that, to me, really blew me away. "

" Baseball wasn't necessarily my first sport in terms of liking it. I'd never played baseball or softball growing up. "

" I want to be a good actress, I want to be a good person, and I want to play baseball. "

" I'm pretty proud of my fastball. I can throw a screwball. It's not as accurate, and I don't have the velocity like I do with my fastball, but I think my fastball is not too shabby. "

" I know me. I only have brothers, and I know that I would do anything for them, and I would back them up to the ends of the Earth. "

" It's incredibly important to my spirits and mental health that I come back to Minnesota and not be surrounded constantly with Hollywood life. Spending time in the backyard, helping out in the garden, going out to the lakes, reminds me of what's important and allows me to realign myself. "

" When all you've done is work toward being a professional athlete, and then you injure yourself, and you know that you're going to be out for a while, it's gut-wrenching. It almost feels like your life is over because that's all you've ever worked for. "

" I still have a lot of moments where I don't feel worthy. "

" When you have haters, you're doing something right. "

" I grew up in an athletic family. My dad played and my brother currently plays professional soccer, so I'm athletic. "

" When it comes to sports, it requires a lot mentally and physically. "

" I get very agitated if I don't get something right away. "

" I grew up watching the Williams sisters. I did a lot of research on Serena and kind of stole some things from her. "

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" It's important that we're properly represented and for viewers to see all the bits and pieces of being a woman of color. "

" I just want people to remember I'm not perfect. I just try to lead with love every day. "

" I would love to do something that takes me on an adventure. I really want to do it all. "

" Living courageously in your uniqueness is really important: just being completely yourself. I know that sounds really cliche, but just do what you want to do. "

" I'm black, so I should be able to play a 'thug?' No. Hello. Open your mind. I'm a person that believes in breaking barriers. "

" I think it's really important that we see women represented properly in TV, and that's a multi-dimensional person: a real human being who's flawed, who's weird, who's awesome. "