To all the female athletes out there- I am sorry that we are failing you! I was so blessed to play at a time where so many women sacrificed before me, and now, we are going backwards. Males beating women’s records is never ok! Make a separate category! Save women’s sports!
Congrats to Katie Kistler and the Gators on an incredible season! See you next week Katie!
I’ll be coaching her on the Florida Vibe 🥎
Excited to be a part of a pro softball team that prioritizes values & excellence in character on & off the field.
Found some familiar faces
@KarenWeekly
and Ralph
@Vol_Softball
here in Canada. Ralph was an assistant coach on Team USA when we won Gold 🥇 in the first ever Olympics for softball 🥎
Who is ready for softball season to start?
All the work in the fall, all the training over winter break, is about to be tested and the results will show who prepared the best 👏🏼
I loved getting to see
@clemsonsoftball
facilities, and one of my favorite coaches (& my former Olympic Coach
@rittmanjohn
yesterday. He is doing BIG things like I knew he would!
I met these two Sterling College softball players yesterday as I spoke at their college and today as I walked into the local coffee shop, my heart was so happy to see them meeting with their Bibles opened and they were just starting my devotional: Softball, Glory & God’s Story 🥰
@sagesteele
@Riley_Gaines_
I am with you all! As a 3-Time National Champion and 3-Time Olympic Gold Medalist in Softball, and competed after having my son in my 3rd Games, I stand with Riley. I stand with you all! Let me know how I can help in any way. We must protect women’s sports.
I don’t care what energy is in the room/office/field/etc, YOU can CHANGE the environment by being Confident, Positive, Encouraging, Proactive, and Bold.
Choose to lead.
It’s almost time….leaving for OKC in one week to call games for Westwood One Sports on National Radio Stations and online - we are down to 16 teams, who will make it to OKC??
So good to see
@BeaverSoftball
Head Coach, and my USA Softball roommate for 10 years, Laura Berg! So thankful for all our memories. So good to be here in Corvallis speaking so I can see her ❤️
So proud of our son
@DrewAmico11
- we love you! Congrats on a great season Ayala Bulldogs. So thankful for my son’s teammates who are good friends ❤️ and for the coaches he had this season.
Congrats to
@CaitlinLowe
and the staff and Wildcat team for a strong finish. It ended sooner than they would have liked, but they have so much to be proud of!
I loved having time getting to chat with
@stoltz_taylor
(head Coach of Sterling College softball) yesterday. I see her leadership and passion, for God, her team, and for the sport. Excited to watch her grow and make our sport better.
You can hold your head up high with pride when you give your best for your team, coaches and the game 🏈 The life lessons sports teach us change us and make us better if we let them. You honored God and your family well Drew.
My friend, Yaniv, from Israel. We coached together a couple years ago. He has 3 young boys. Praying for his families and all the families in Israel right now 🙏🏼
This has been such a fun year cheering
@DrewAmico11
on! I am super thankful for the teammates he has and for all the coaches who have poured into him. I am so proud of him stepping up to lead this year as well!
I have so much respect for both coaches in the Championship series this week. Patty Gasso and Lonnie Alameda are two of the best and they help their players to grow on the field and as people in their programs!
@westwood1sports
This is not right. Female athletes have worked too far to get where they are! This must stop! Make a 3rd group of competitors and leave the girl athlete alone! Enough is enough!
Sophomore boy ranked 172nd in the cross country 5k flips over to race with the girls, now he’s ranked 4th.
Parents need to know his selfishness will ruin the dreams of young women on Saturday in Belfast, ME at 1:50pm.
Parents need to revolt and call this madness out.
My newest book: 4/4/24
The Gold Standard is all about Empowering Excellence Everywhere!
You can be a leader right where you are! Reach your full potential & impact everyone around you!
Check out my new book starting next week!
It’s All about the process! Enjoy the journey! Every time you take the field it is a blessing and an opportunity to use your gifts to glorify God!!! Proud of you
@DrewAmico11
So blessed to celebrate another birthday! I thank God! Every single day is a gift and I feel like I am the most blessed person to have such amazing family and friends in my life!
Every part of this!!!! I feel it all! This is the mode I was in when I played for the best coaches and with the best teammates! We won because we believed and it was always about the name on our chest! Deion Sanders is a champion and is building champions!!!
#GoldStandard
!
My mom heart is so happy!!!! I was in tears getting to my gate in Atlanta for my flight to CA right when it was taking off…but I have never been happier to have a DELAYED flight than last night! Now we’re off to watch
@DrewAmico11
graduate High School. We love you Drew
Grateful to have the chance to share my testimony at Calvary Chapel Pomona Valley tonight. God transformed my life. I was lost, but then I was found. Making Jesus Lord & Savior of my life at 19 years old was the best decision I ever made. Prayer is powerful and God is faithful!
I’m tired, it’s early, got 4 hours of sleep, and a 4:15am alarm, but on my first flight heading to OKC and the Women’s College World Series for Westwood One Sports Radio. Good thing I got a window seat and I will be asleep asap 😴✈️ It should be a great WCWS! 🥎
Made it home today, spent time with my family ❤️, my pups, and then went to see my softball twins who played for me with israel softball last summer in Prague in the 18u European Championships
“You’ve taught me that even in the most perfect moments, I’m not meant to be perfect because only Jesus is…while I love you with my entire heart, you, Softball, are not who I am, you are what I do.”
No truer statements. Shine Montana! You get it, you really do!
"For that, softball, you are my blessing."
@MontanaFouts
writes an emotional letter to softball as her collegiate career comes to a close.
#WCWS
x
@AlabamaSB
No better example when it comes to living and playing for Jesus Christ. She talks the talk and walks the walk.
@grace_lyons5
is the Real Deal! She gets it! She plays for the glory of God and has changed so many lives around her. I know God has big plans for Grace ahead!
“I will never take these opportunities for granted. But it is so much greater than what goes on on that dirt.”
@grace_lyons5
reflects on the important lessons she has learned over her collegiate career with
@OU_Softball
.
#WCWS
Tomrrow we’ll gather at practice with all the girls, but today we had some fun throwing the ball around a little in a grassy area near our hotel in Rome. Let’s go u12
@israelsoftball
- excited to coach this team this week 🇮🇱🥎
Loved having so much family time this week. It’s harder now that my boys are older and are busy with sports and school and Tommy and I are busy with work and travel. It was nice to enjoy time together and one of our favorite places. We love Zion.
Flying to Colorado Springs to meet up with other Olympians for an appearance at the 2024 Space Symposium. So excited to see the Olympic Museum for the first time as well! It’s going to be a great night! 🥇🥇🥇
Sometimes you win. Sometimes you learn. You only lose when you give up. Turn your losses into lessons to learn and you actually get better. Mindset is everything.
You want to know how to have a better life?
Serve others.
When you make a difference in the lives of others, you find joy you won’t ever find by being selfish and self-centered.
What a special night here in the FGCL at
@UMRsports
, with softball icon
@leah20usa
sharing her testimony at the FGCL Champions Walk event! So many lives changed! Thank you Coach Leah!
Looking for college players who want to play for 1 month this summer against other college players. 5+ games a week, 6 teams, and the chance to compete! I have two teams I am building- 16 players max on each team. Reach out if you are interested or go sign up & list my name!
Major Announcements Coming!
Do NOT miss this inaugural collegiate softball summer in Irvine, CA! From the creators of
@FGCLsoftball
, brings you the GBCL on the west coast!
Dates: 6/13-7/14
Irvine, California - 6 teams
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Do you want to be the best in what you do?
Ask yourself this question and answer honestly:
Am I willing to do what it takes (sacrifice, dedication, focus, commitment, determination, perseverance, resilience, time) to become the best?
Let your performance do the talking. Stay quiet, keep your head down, put in the work, and let the results speak for you.
Champions don’t run their mouths, they reap the results of their hard work.
We had a great time
@CanadaCup23
with U19
@israelsoftball
- we know that this is just the beginning of some great opportunities ahead! And we enjoyed cheering on Israel Women’s National Team in some of their games!
Before you meet Leah O'Brien Amico, get to know Leah O'Brien Amico!
@leah20usa
is a three-time Olympic gold medalist with
#USASoftball
a two-time World Champion, a National Softball Hall of Fame Inductee and a three-time national champion at The University of Arizona.
So proud of Drew 🏈 I know God’s plan for his life will work out exactly how it is supposed to! Keep God 1st
@DrewAmico11
and keep working hard…the best is yet to come 👏🏼
Your mindset either gives you and advantage or puts you at a disadvantage.
It either sets you up for success or keeps you from reaching your potential.
It is either an asset or a liability.
Do your thoughts work FOR you or against you?
Believe YOU CAN do great things!
Last year I attended my 1st ever Savannah Banana’s baseball game, and it was an experience to remember! When I refer to living out The Gold Standard in everything you do, this team is a great example!
They are a great model for how organizations can show The Gold Standard.
Had the most amazing opportunity to meet Leah Amico today at our games against Team Israel U22 and the Israel National Team. At the USA HPP National Selection Event, I was named to be representing Team Amico U17/18. Such an honor!🇺🇸❤️
Beyond grateful to have 3x Olympic Gold Medalist🥇
@leah20usa
spend time with our team the last two days. She has made a tremendous impact on our program!
#LancerUp
⚔️
Loved speaking to Azusa Pacific University Softball today about the Gold Standard.🥇
It’s not what you do, it’s HOW you do it.
Attitude & effort is always a choice.
Sometimes you Win, sometimes you LEARN!
Put others first.
Want to win, outwork the competition.
Want to earn a starting role, put in extra time each day.
Want to have more confidence, do mental skills training.
How bad do you want it?
Set the GOLD Standard…
STRETCH Yourself…
When it’s hard…
When you don’t feel like it…
When it’s out of your comfort zone…
Stretch Yourself!
You will be glad you did!
#resilience
#Perseverance
#thegoldstandard
The Gold Standard:
Set it.
Love it.
BE IT!
Be the example that others WANT to follow. Be the Game Changer who makes people around you better. Be the ONE who makes the culture around you more positive! Lead to leave the greatest possible impact on everyone you meet!
We celebrated Drew last night. So excited for what God has next for him in this next season of life. One thing is certain, by putting God first, He cannot go wrong. So blessed by
@DrewAmico11
🎓❤️