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Lisa FernÁndez

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Books

Lessa, Christina. Stories of Triumph: Women Who Win in Sport and in Life. New York: Universe Publishing, 1998.

"Lisa Fernández." Notable Hispanic American Women, Book 2. Detroit: Gale Research, 1998.

Periodicals

Adams, Mark. "Lisa Fernandez: The Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist on Superstitions, Cheese-burgers and Her Next Professional Sport." Sports Illustrated Women (May 1, 2002): 128.

Anderson, Kelli. "Relieved Pitcher: Against a Tough Field, U.S. Ace Lisa Fernandez Kept Her Cool and Delivered When It Counted Most." Sports Illustrated (October 9, 2000): 54+.

Armstrong, Jim. "USA's Fernandez Preparing Special Delivery: Payback Time at Hand for Ace." Denver Post (September 20, 2000): D-09.

Burnett, Lisa. "Fernandez Shows Her Student Why She's the Teacher." Fresno Bee (June 12, 1999): D5.

Connor, Shannon. "Fernandez Fans All 21 Batters as National Team Downs All-Stars." St. Louis Post-Dispatch (August 12, 2000): 17.

"Gone with the Win: U.S. Women Lose Solo Home Run, Then Perfect Game, Finally the Game." Seattle Post-Intelligencer (July 27, 1996): D1.

Groller, Keith. "Brakettes No Longer Bulls of Women's Game, But Not Nets Either." Morning Call (Allentown, PA; July 22, 1997): C03.

King, Kelley. "Question 9: Will Anyone Get a Hit Off U.S. Softball Ace Lisa Fernandez?" Sports Illustrated (September 11, 2000): 98.

Knott, Tom. "Women Athletes Came, Saw and Conquered." Washington Times (August 5, 1996): 1.

Krikorian, Doug. "Title Game Is Lisa's Show." Daily News (Los Angeles, CA; September 27, 2000): S8.

O'Rourke, Larry. "How the Girl with the 'Too Short' Arms Learned to Pitch: Softball Devotees Gather to Hear Tales of Olympic Spirit at Lehigh U." Morning Call (Allentown, PA; January 24, 2000): C03.

Orozco, Ron. "Greatest of All?" Fresno Bee (June 13, 1999): D1.

——. "Pitching Remains Story at Festival as Fernandez Fires Championship Shutout: Red Rides a First-Inning Run to a 1-0 Title Decision over Navy." Fresno Bee (June 14, 1999): D5.

"Out-of-Step U.S. Stunned: Missing Plate Proves Costly." Seattle Times (July 27, 1996): B3.

Parker, Wendy. "Pitcher Strives for Perfection." Atlanta Journal-Constitution (September 16, 2000): C3.

Plaschke, Bill. "She Has Ruthless Outlook on Game." Los Angeles Times (September 20, 2000): U-3.

Reinhard, Paul. "Fernandez Has Always Been Able to Survive." Morning Call (Allentown, PA; June 10, 2001): C11.

Smith, Shelley. "Lisa Fernandez." Sports Illustrated (May 24, 1993): 52.

Surprenant, Tamira. "Pro Softball Set to Deliver City Its Sales Pitch." Capital Times (Madison, WI; July 20, 2001): 1C.

——. "Solid Gold: Fernandez Just Misses Perfect Game." Capital Times (Madison, WI; July 23, 2001): 2D.

"U.S. Suffers Perfectly Awful Loss: Australia's Only Hit Wins Game in 10th Inning." San Francisco Chronicle (July 27, 1996): D12.

"U.S. Team Captures Softball World Title: Lisa Fernandez Atones for Her Crucial Mistake by Hitting and Pitching the Americans to the World Championship." Fresno Bee (July 31, 1998): D1.

Other

"Lisa Fernandez." Bruin Softball. http://uclabruins.ocsn.com/sports/w-softbl/mtt/fernandez_lisa00.html (January 20, 2003).

"Lisa Fernandez." USA Softball. http://www.usasoftball.com/Women/Worlds/2002Worlds/bios/fernandez.html (January 9, 2003).

Tran, Kevin. "10 Questions for …Lisa Fernandez." U.S. Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic-usa.org/10_questions/080502softball.html (August 5, 2002).



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Famous Sports StarsOther SportsLisa FernÁndez Biography - A Rough Start In The Sport, Bigger Opportunities, World Champions, Chronology, Another Olympics