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 * Lisa Fernandez **

Is one of the worlds best softball players. She is 46 years old right now, yes she started playing softball at age 8 years old. Everyone thought she was weak and that she wouldn't be anything or in good shape because she was small.Lisa Fernandez got 14 gold medals in softball and she has won 3 awards for softball and yes she has been playing for a while now. Her position is pitcher and third base. Lisa played for the USA team for softball and the L.A angels for a couple of years. Lisa enjoyed every moment of it. Even when she changed the rules towards they had and changed to be able to play. Lisa speed for throwing a softball average is 68-69 mph its over 101 mph in baseball terms of reaction. She went to japan for the finals in softball. She shined in the team USA to 3-1 and they won she is the greatest softball player of all the women who played. And her life wasn't as easy as it seems it is. Lisa won 4 times world champion and 3 time honda award winner for softball. ( "Lisa Fernandez Softball)

Lisa was raised in new york but her parents are puerto rican and cuban but she was raised in new york. She has struggles because leaving cuba for her parents were hard because there family lived their. But they wanted her to be successful in her life. She likes how she became good at a sport and when people didn't think she would make it or do it. Her dad was a coach for softball and she wanted to play but she was very small come pair to everyone else. At age 8 lisa decided to play " being small doesn't change anything towards people".

 As time passes, she became stronger and stronger like now she isn't small she is 5'6. She didn't care what people thought at all even though they made fun of her "weak" body. Now she is the greatest player for softball. Funny right? she went through alot and now she has done and became who she wanted to be. Her dad broke the hispanic sterotype of expecting a daughter to be married and rasing a family by the time she was 20. It was hard,yes it changed alot in softball but everyone agreed on it and worked for it to happen. Now no matter what age you are in women sports you can have a family by your 20's and maybe its early for them but it really its not anymore for what has happen. Not everyone agreed on the term because she was young to get and start a family. Now you can have a family at a young age.( Tanber, George J. "Fernandez)

Fernandez life has changed now she retired. She had a son in 2005 with her husband michael lujan when they got married in 2002. Lisa is now an assent coach. She won the national honada broderick cup,which recognizes the best college female athlete in sports. yes she retired playing in 2016 because she was getting older and she didn't want too keep playing but to become a coach so everyone she helped to become stronger and better at the sport. she retired the team after they won to stop playing but to still help and enjoy the game. Lisa Fernandez is an inspiration towards younger girls and teens for what she and her father did. if her father would have not done something like that girls now wouldn't be able to play softball because they have a family to young. Besides softball lisa enjoys reading books and smelling candals,watching tv and playing with her son. She enjoyed doing little things with everyone just to have fun. lisa was always an active person out of softball with her family and friends and she loves to spend time with your childeren.( Lisa Fernandez)

Now you know more about lisa where she was born,age and what she did when she was younger. Also what her father did for her and younger girls for there families. You may think the change they did was small it wasn't girls now can have families at a young age. And you also will know more about her personal life out of softball and off the field. ( //Famous Softball Players )//

**Works Cited**  "Lisa Fernandez Softball Olympian | Team USA." //USA Fastpitch Softball Olympians//. N.p., 11 Nov. 2015. Web. 01 May 2017. .
 * Her records of pitching were there.

 Tanber, George J. "Fernandez was a hit for UCLA and USA softball." //ESPN//. ESPN Internet Ventures, 06 Oct. 2008. Web. 01 May 2017. .
 * Lisa was interviewed and there was a video of her speaking and she was explaining it.

 //Famous Softball Players - Lisa Fernandez//. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 May 2017. .
 * Storys of her and how she made it there.