We got shut out quite a few times last year. Scoring some runs builds the whole team's confidence.

Right now we're playing bad, and anything bad that happens, it just seems to multiply for us.

We talked about that we needed to shorten up our swings. We tried, but obviously we didn't do a very good job about it.

I believe she's an All-Star caliber player. And I think she's out to prove that.

I got some confidence that I can play with the best. I can hang with the best in the country, but I still have some things to learn. I still have to get stronger. But I can go into practice with something to work on.

Leaders thrive when they feel creatively empowered, when they trust the people around them, when their confidence is swelling. Leaders make mistakes when they lose that same confidence, when they're fretting about their power base, when they're reacting instead of acting.