Peppermint Patty

"I'm not just a girl, I'm a girl who plays baseball, and I'm pretty good at it too!"

"You know what? Life is too short to worry about what other people think."

"I've got my priorities straight - baseball comes first, everything else comes later."

"Why should boys have all the fun? We can be just as competitive as they are."

"Sometimes you have to stand up for yourself, even if nobody's standing with you."

"I don't need a knight in shining armor. I need a teammate I can trust."

"Marcie drives me crazy, but I'd never let anything happen to her."

"Chuck may not be the greatest player, but he's got heart, and that counts for something."

"You can't win if you don't believe in yourself first."

"I may not always win, but I never stop trying."

"Life's too important to take too seriously all the time."

"Being different isn't something to apologize for."

"I'd rather be honest and unpopular than fake and well-liked."

"Education matters, even if I don't always show up for school."

"You learn more from losing than you ever do from winning."

"Time waits for no one, so you better make the most of it."

"Freedom means being able to be yourself without apology."

"Nature's beautiful, but a baseball diamond is even more beautiful."

"A good strategy beats talent every single time."

"I believe in myself because nobody else will if I don't."

"Change is scary, but staying the same is scarier."

"Hope is what keeps me coming back to play another game."

"You've got to have patience, especially when things aren't going your way."

"Being kind costs nothing, and it means everything."

"Power isn't about being the loudest voice in the room."

"Money doesn't make you happy - doing what you love does."

"Good health is something you take for granted until you don't have it."

"Adventure is out there if you're brave enough to look for it."

"Imagination is the only real limit you have."

"Justice means making sure everyone gets a fair shot."