Nike Softball Shoe Inspired by Mendoza

SOFTBALL FANS, support the sport of Softball by logging on below and voting for Jessica Mendoza's Nike Shoe.

To celebrate Jessica Mendoza's amazing achievements in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Nike has created a one of a kind training shoe inspired by her success. The truly unique shoe features a piece of fabric from Jessica's authentic Olympic uniform stitched onto the shoe's tongue.

Girls everywhere can click here and enter to win their own sized pair of these inspirational shoes by pledging to train as hard as Jessica. A panel of judges will review each pledge and the most inspirational will win these beautiful shoes and have them presented to her in person by Jessica.

About ASA

The Amateur Softball Association, founded in 1933, is the National Governing Body of softball in the United States and a member of the United States Olympic Committee. The ASA has become one of the nation's largest sports organizations and now sanctions competition in every state through a network of 83 local associations. The ASA has grown from a few hundred teams in the early days to over 240,000 teams today, representing a membership of more than three million. For more information on the ASA, visit http://www.asasoftball.com/.

About USA Softball

USA Softball is the brand created, operated and owned by the ASA that links the USA Men's, Women's, Junior Boys' and Junior Girls' National Team programs together. USA Softball is responsible for training, equipping and promoting these four National Teams to compete in international and domestic competitions. The USA Softball Women's National Team is one of the only two women's sports involved in the Olympic movement to capture three consecutive gold medals at the Olympic Games since 1996. The U.S. women have also won eight World Championship titles including the last six consecutive as well as claimed two World Cup of Softball titles. For more information about USA Softball, please visit http://www.usasoftball.com/.