>> Devin: ARE 227 DAYS AWAY FROM THE SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES
IN TOKYO.
IN TOKYO. ONE OF THE BEST PART ABOUT THE
GAMES ARE THE STORIES OF THE
ATHLETES AND EVERYTHING THAT
GOES INTO GETTING THERE.
>> Kimberly: AND JIMMY EDMONDS
HAS THE STORY OF ONE LOCAL
WOMAN WHO DID EVERYTHING SHE
COULD TO FULFILL HER DREAM.
>> Reporter: AMANDA CHITISER
JOURNEY CAN BE TRACKED DOWN TO
PEOPLE DAYS.
PEOPLE DAYS. IT REALLY STARTED BACK IN 2012.
AND IN THAT TIME THERE WERE
HARDSHIPS AND SETBACKS BUT SHE
NEVER ONCE WANTED TO QUIT.
FOUR TIMES A WEEK TWO HOURS OR
MORE.
MORE. AMANDA CHITERSTER IS HERE
INSTEAD OF HEALTH QUARANTINE.
SOME OF THAT YOU HERE IS
PHYSICAL EXHAUSTION.
PHYSICAL EXHAUSTION. >> Woman: OKAY.
>> Reporter: SOME OF THE SHEER
POWER.
POWER. >> Woman: CHRIS IS A LITTLE
CRAZY AND I CRAZY THE CRAZY
MISSIONS WELL TOGETHER.
THERE ARE SO MANY GOOD
CONVERSATIONS BACK AND FORTH
SHE IS SO IN TUNE WITH HER BODY
AND DOCUMENTING WITH MY SPORT.
>> Reporter: THE IDEA IS PUSH
YOURSELF TO THE LIMIT.
TO BECOME THE BEST SOFTBALL
PLAYER SHE CAN BE.
CHITERSTER GIVE TO KRISTA A FEW
YEARS AGO.
YEARS AGO. >> I THOUGHT IF YOU THINK SHE
COULD WORK ON INTERVIEW DRILLS
AND SHE HAD A LOT OF
IMPROVEMENT.
IMPROVEMENT. SHE CONTACTED ME AFTER TO DO
HER PREP.
HER PREP. >> Reporter: THAT PREP IS
PREPARATION FOR 2020 OLYMPICS.
IT HAS BEEN A DREAM OF HER SONS
LITTLE GROWING UP WITH FOUR
BROTHERS.
BROTHERS. >> THEY PLAYED BASEBALL THEY
PLAYED FOOTBALL.
PLAYED FOOTBALL. IF I WANTED TO PLAY WITH THEM
AND TO KEEP UP WITH THEM.
THERE WERE A LOT OF TEARS.
A LOT OF ME GETTING KICKED OUT.
BUT IT DID MAKE ME BETTER.
>> Reporter: SHE SAID
COMPETITION AT HOME FOR THE
YEARS AND BETTER ON THE FIELDS
OF ALLEN PARK.
SHE SAID BASKETBALL WAS HER
FAVORITE SPORT UNTIL HER
FRESHMAN YEAR AT ALLEN PARK
CABRINI.
CABRINI. >> Woman: FRESHMAN YEAR SEAL
THE DEAL TO ME THAT SOFTBALL I
THINK I WILL GO WITH THIS.
THAT WAS THE DIRECTION I WENT.
>> Reporter: CLEARLY A GOOD
CHOICE.
CHOICE. >> Woman: IT WAS A GREAT JOY.
> Reporter: CHITERSTER MOVED
TO HER DREAM SCHOOL.
CHITERSTER BECAME A TWO TIME
BIG PLAY OF THE YEAR AT
MICHIGAN.
MICHIGAN. AFTER COLLEGE SHE WENT TO JAPAN
TO PLAY PROFESSIONALLY THE
TICKET COACHING JOB AT DUKE.
THEN IN 2016 TO THE ENHANCEMENT
OF THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC
COMMITTEE.
COMMITTEE. SOFTBALL WILL RETURN TO THE
OLYMPICS FOR THE FIRST TIME
SINCE 2008.
SINCE 2008. CHITERSTER KNEW SHE HAD TO QUIT
HER JOB AND TRY TO MAKE IT. >
Woman: I DID NOT WANT TO LIVE
KNOWING I TRIED TO MAKE THIS
HAPPEN THEY DID NOT GET TO LIVE
MY DREAM.
MY DREAM. >> Reporter: ALMOST IMMEDIATELY
AFTER MAKING HER CHOICE SHE
SUFFERED HER FIRST SETBACKS
BEFORE THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
BASES LOADED.
BASES LOADED. AND I TAKE ONE IN THE WRIST IT
SHATTERS MY WRIST.
>> Reporter: CHITERSTER NEEDED
TWO SURGERIES TO GET BACK.
THEN HER SECOND SETBACK SHE DID
NOT MAKE THE TEAM.
>> Woman: CUT COMPLETELY.
DONE.
DONE. >> Reporter: INSTEAD OF HANGING
HER HEAD.
HER HEAD. >> Brent Van Deysen: WENT BACK
TO THE GYM AND WORKED HARDER.
>> Brent Van Deysen: CHANGED
HER ROUTINE OVERHAULED HER
NUTRITION.
NUTRITION. IN OCTOBER SHE WAS INVITED FOR
THE FINAL TRY OUT.
COACH CHRIS WAITED WITH BAITED
BREATH.
BREATH. >> Man: SINCE ME THE LIST AND I
AM LOOKING THROUGH IT.S HER
NAME ON IT? HERE IS AN
IMMEDIATE POINT.
IMMEDIATE POINT. AND SHE HEARD HER NAME IT WAS
COOL.
COOL. >> Reporter: CHIDERSTER DID IT
THROUGH INJURY THROUGH PEOPLE
SAYING SHE WAS NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
SHE IS NOT THE CATCHER AND
FIRST BASEMAN WITH TEAM USA
HEADED TO TOKYO.
SHE SAID IT WON’T HIT HER UNTIL
SHE GETS THERE AND HOPEFULLY
CONSISTENT ON THE PODIUM.
>> Woman: ALL THAT WERE GOING
INTO IT SITTING THERE LISTENING
TO THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.
THAT IS WHAT I KEEP ENVISIONING
THROUGH ALL OF THIS.
>> Reporter: JIMMY EDMONDS,
LOCAL 4.
LOCAL 4. >> Kimberly: I AM EXHAUSTED.
JUST BY WATCHING HER WORKOUT.
YOU MIGHT HAVE NOTICED SHE WAS
TRADING BAREFOOT.
TRADING BAREFOOT. SHE LIKES TO TRADE THAT WE
BECAUSE IT BELIEVES IT
STRENGTHENS HER FEET.
>> Kimberly: TALK ABOUT
STRENGTH THEY JUST AGILITY.
THAT SOFTBALL IN HIGH SCHOOL.
>> Devin: ONE OF THE
INTERESTING THINGS SIX OF THE
SOFTBALL GAMES IN JAPAN WILL BE
PLAYED IN FUKUSHIMA.