{"id":37425,"date":"2024-06-25T14:49:54","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T18:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=37425"},"modified":"2024-06-25T14:49:54","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T18:49:54","slug":"oklahoma-softball-coach-patty-gasso-says-shes-here-to-win-souls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2024\/06\/oklahoma-softball-coach-patty-gasso-says-shes-here-to-win-souls.html","title":{"rendered":"Oklahoma Softball Coach Patty Gasso Says She&#8217;s &#8216;Here to Win Souls&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_37431\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37431\" style=\"width: 938px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2024\/06\/patty-gasso-oklahoma-softball-credit-sports-spectrum-youtube.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-37431\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2024\/06\/patty-gasso-oklahoma-softball-credit-sports-spectrum-youtube.png\" alt=\"patty gasso\" width=\"938\" height=\"647\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sports Spectrum\/YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Head coach Patty Gasso recently led the Oklahoma softball team to their fourth consecutive NCAA title but says her mission is more significant than just scoring another win. Per <em>Christhlete,<\/em> Gasso said, \u201cThe Lord woke me up and said, \u2018You\u2019re doing this wrong. You\u2019re not here to win games. You\u2019re here to open the door, here to win souls.\u2019\u201d She told ESPN of how she leads the team, \u201cWe\u2019re not afraid to lose games. We like to go in and just give it all we have, and if it\u2019s not good enough, we know what we need to do better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Sooners know that God wants to use their platform for more than just softball. Gasso\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=weEW2fzT4hk\">told<\/a>\u00a0Sports Spectrum in an interview before the 2023 season, \u201cThey understand that this is more than a game. And that\u2019s why they play it so freely. That\u2019s how I feel. This team, a couple of them made this comment that just stuck with me. And they share with each other like, \u2018The end is already written.\u2019 The end has already been written, so what are we afraid of? Why should we play scared?<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/16fQjsNmKB4?si=bd_IMfptvJM3bTKQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>She added, \u201cWe already know that the result and the ending \u2014 the Lord already knows. It\u2019s already planned. So just use our gifts, and let\u2019s go. Let\u2019s go. Don\u2019t be afraid of the outcome. And it is so freeing when you watch them play. They\u2019re afraid of nothing. They\u2019re certainly not afraid to lose, and that\u2019s the beauty of this group.\u201d Gasso\u2019s goal for her program? Fulfillment. \u201cHappiness is result-oriented,\u201d she\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sportsspectrum.com\/sport\/softball\/2023\/05\/15\/rooted-christ-patty-gasso-oklahoma-ncaa-1-seed\/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CI%20needed%20someone%20to%20pick,'%E2%80%9D\">told<\/a>\u00a0Sports Spectrum. \u201c\u2026This is more a program of fulfillment. And that is, who are we becoming? The direction that we\u2019re going. How do we grow as women? How do we grow in our faith, and how do we find that path that we\u2019re supposed to take?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Head coach Patty Gasso recently led the Oklahoma softball team to their fourth consecutive NCAA title but says her mission is more significant than just scoring another win. Per Christhlete, Gasso said, \u201cThe Lord woke me up and said, \u2018You\u2019re doing this wrong. You\u2019re not here to win games. 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