“Right now, it’s very common for the girls I coach to be on a boys team, because there are such limited opportunities for women and girls in baseball. A lot of them play high school baseball with boys, and even collegiate baseball with boys, so a recurring challenge is always being different- just by being a girl you would stand out from the rest of the team, which people love to comment on. As soon as other people see a girl on a boys team, the stereotypes and remarks come flooding in, which unfortunately occurred constantly back then, hopefully now not as much. It’s always said that girls are weaker and lesser than, and a lot of my girls still face this so my whole goal is trying to get away from that idea, and to show that being a girl and a woman is an incredible thing. Along with this it was often difficult to prove how good you are with the way you play and not respond with anything verbally. I like to think that these obstacles gave me the superpowers that I have now, and try to see the positive even though it wasn't the best thing to experience as a kid.”

“Until recently I wouldn’t say I had one person that I would name as a mentor or anything like that but, I think I’ve done really good by picking up things from a lot of people in my career- not only as a player but now as a coach as well. I’ve always been surrounded by incredible women which has been beneficial and pushed me through hard times. My mom was ahead of the times, so I grew up with a household that supported me by doing things that weren't necessarily girly, or cuban girl ideals. I also went to an all girls school which was very empowering and pushed females forward, along with success. When I was an athlete I was always surrounded by strong women including my team, so I’ve really picked up encouragement from all those groups of people, but I’m also trying to help the future generations, which is my drive currently.”

“Not letting the possibility of discrimination hold you back. If you want to do something, set your mind to it, do all the work to be your best in the moment when the opportunity comes, and show them what you can do. Everyones capable of it, it’s just about putting your mind to it. So, don’t let anybody dictate what your future should look like.”

“Right now with the AIDS organization, I run player development for Latin Americans, and I’m in charge of all our latin players, so it impacts this right now because I understand both sides- I’m american born, so I understand the american ide, but I also understand the latin side. So, In my current role I get to be a bridge for both sides by trying to get my latin guys to understand what the American organization expects of them, and then I get to communicate to my american side some of the latin norms and make them understand and have more empathy for those players. It really affects me in that sense, but I think it also helps having seen and known the stories of struggle my grandparents and parents faced when re-building a life in a different country. The way they dealt with adversity really helps me deal with adversity and being a female in a male dominated sport. The mindset I gained of always being positive really helped me in my career.”