Leah O’Brian Amico
Leah’s faith in Jesus Christ comes first in her life. She shares about how Jesus can be a part of everything you do and how Jesus is a part of her softball career. God has given Leah the platform as an Olympic Gold Medalist and she loves to use it as an opportunity to share the love of Christ with others.
Leah speaks about her Olympic experience to many different groups. She gets you motivated to be the best you can be in everything you do. Leah has been successful individually and in the team setting and truly believes that a positive mindset plays a big role in her success. Leah also believes that success comes from having balance in your life. She took that to another level as the only mom on the 2004 Olympic team, paving the way for future Olympic team members to be great athletes but more importantly great wives and mothers. Leah, married to her husband Tommy since 1999, is the mother of three beautiful boys: Jake (born in 2001), Drew (2005) and Luke (coming in April of 2007).
She is currently an ESPN Color Analyst for College Softball and Radio Analyst (Westwood One Radio) for Women’s College World Series Championship Series.
Featured in:
- Sports Devotional Bible by Zondervan
- One Message of Victory Sports New Testament
- Magazines: Brio (Cover), Sports Spectrum, Victory
- Cover of Sports Illustrated with 2004 Gold Medal Softball Team
- Back of Golden Crispix Cereal Box (2000)
- Hit-a-way Instructional Tool
- Featured in video for Youth Night for Billy Graham LA Crusade (2004)
- Athletes in Action Women’s Video: Passion and Power
- How Do You Know He’s Real Devotional Book by Amy Hagberg
- The Goal and the Glory by Josh Davis
- A Book of Prayers: To the Heavens from the Stars by Charles Spinner
Accomplishments
- 2012- 2004 Olympic Softball Team Inducted into the Olympic Hall of Fame
- 3-Time Olympic Gold Medalist (USA Softball: 1996, 2000, 2004)
- 2-Time World Champion
- 2-Time Pan-American Games Champion
- 3-Time NCAA National Champion (University of Arizona Softball)
- Named in 2006 to the NCAA Division I Softball 25th Anniversary Team
- Holds the Women’s College World Series Record for batting average in a single tournament, hitting.750 (9-for-12), in 1994
- Three-time First-Team NFCA All-American (1994, 1995, 1997)
- Three-time First-Team Academic All-American
- Career numbers – .428 batting average, 338 hits, 53 doubles, five triples, seven home runs and 181 RBI
- Named the 1997 NCAA Woman of The Year for the state of Arizona
- Athletes In Action Women’s Board of Directors
- Inducted into Athletes In Action Hall of Faith (2008)
- Named #44 Best Athlete in California High Schools of all time
- Previous Host for Christian Sports Show on Trinity Broadcasting Network–More Than Conquerors