Since 1992, following her UNLV days, Harrigan has maintained her membership on the Amateur Softball Association's national team through talent and extra effort. She works out under the guidance of Dr. Robert Voy, a former Olympic Committee member who has a gym behind his office on South Eastern Avenue. For cardio I use the bike, StairMaster or run on the treadmill. My strength coach has me doing lots of free weights. Her actual softball play is limited, as Las Vegas has no fast-pitch women's leagues, and the international tournaments are sporadic.
Conditioning is important to the mental aspects of the game, too.
It establishes a discipline. Since the day of the surgery, I have had no pain. But she hasn't pitched, either, and won't until this month. She has been doing special strengthening exercises, and the doctor has pronounced her 100 percent ready to go for the gold in 2000. Randall Cunningham, NFL quarterback Randall Cunningham, who has made one of the most successful personal comebacks in the history of the NFL, doesn't use personal trainers or special team-planned programs.