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My Game Face shows the seriousness of competition.
— Gwen Torrence
Gwen Torrence ran in the 1988, 1992, and 1996
Olympics, in Seoul, Barcelona, and Atlanta; she won a gold medal in the 200-meter
dash in 1992.
When I put my uniform on over my head, my game face goes on. It’s letting
nothing on the periphery penetrate my focus.…It’s kind of a whole
other subconscious that you go into.
— Brandi Chastain
Brandi Chastain played on the U.S. national team
that won the World Cup in 1991 and 1999 and the Olympic gold medal in 1996.
The minute I got into competition, you’ll see that focus,
that stare, that intensity. The minute you get into that zone your whole body
language, expression and mentality changes. That’s what makes a winner.—
Pat McCormick
Unbeatable on the springboard and platform, Pat
McCormick was the first woman in the history of diving to achieve a “double-double”
in back-to-back Olympics, winning two gold medals in 1952 in Helsinki and
two more in 1956 in Melbourne.
It’s really a mental, spiritual and emotional quest — the term Game
Face embodies all those dimensions.—
Sarah Gerhardt
Sarah Gerhardt is the first woman to surf California’s
big waves, known as Mavericks, which don’t break unless they are at least
twenty-five feet high.
It’s the face you put on to get into the right frame of mind to compete.
The mode. The mood.
— Tina Basich
Tina Basich placed second in the Big Air competition
at the 2000 Snowboard World Championships.
Serious about what they are trying to accomplish. Different athletes have
different game faces.—
Holly McPeak
Holly McPeak played professionally on the beach for
ten years and won fifty-four event titles. She has also been awarded five
Most Valuable Player awards by her peers.
Totally focused on the task at hand. In my case, being ready to race and swim
hard and fast.— Amanda Beard
Breaststroke specialist Amanda Beard won a gold
and two silver medals at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta and a bronze medal at
the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.
Game face the phrase means absolutely nothing to me. Maybe it’s a generational
phrase.
— Mickey Wright
With eighty-two victories, Mickey Wright ranks second
in all-time career LPGA wins. In 1999, she was named Female Golfer of the
Century by the Associated Press.
Being confident and focused and knowing what your job is.
— Ila Borders
Ila Borders, a professional baseball pitcher,
plays in baseball’s Northern League.
