5 Questions: Sports prepared her for life's curveballs

Jennie Finch began playing softball as a kid, and her passion and talent for the sport carried her all the way to the U.S. National Team and, in 2004 and 2008, the women's U.S. Olympic team. A star pitcher, Finch led her fellow Olympians to win gold and silver medals.

By Jessica P. Ogilvie, Special to the Los Angeles Times

June 23, 2012