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That's throwing like a girl." canonical: https://time.com/3531839/mone-davis-spike-lee-world-series/ author: Eliana Dockterman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-10-22T18:39:31.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-01T09:01:52.638Z og:title: Spike Lee's Mo'Ne Davis Ad Settles the Whole 'Throwing Like a Girl' Thing og:description: An inspiring ad for the World Series puts an end to a long-standing stereotype once and for all og:url: https://time.com/3531839/mone-davis-spike-lee-world-series/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdb93374b5f948553/6987624b8e06013aef457dd5/mone-davis-spike-lee.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2859 og:image:height: 1608 og:image:alt: 86th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Spike Lee's Mo'Ne Davis Ad Settles the Whole 'Throwing Like a Girl' Thing twitter:description: An inspiring ad for the World Series puts an end to a long-standing stereotype once and for all twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdb93374b5f948553/6987624b8e06013aef457dd5/mone-davis-spike-lee.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 video:duration: 01:00 video:published: 2014-10-22 section: sports topics: youth sports, girls in sports, family support, baseball, pitching speed, gender and athletics, role models, multi-sport athletes genre: advertisement, personal letter tones: earnest, proud, empowering, warm, confident emotions: pride (high), determination (medium), gratitude (medium), inspiration (medium) sentiment: positive audience: sports fans, parents of young athletes, girls interested in sports, general consumers people: Mo'ne Davis organizations: Chevrolet products: Chevy Baseball transcript_source: publisher captions transcript_reviewed: not applicable ---  # Spike Lee's Mo'Ne Davis Ad Settles the Whole 'Throwing Like a Girl' Thing > Sponsored content. 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Mo’ne Davis: Throw Like A Girl – Chevy Baseball :60 | Chevrolet_ Description, summary, key points, chapters, key quotes, questions and transcript, where present, were produced automatically from the video or its captions and were not reviewed. ## Summary A 60-second Chevrolet baseball advertisement featuring Mo'ne Davis, a 13-year-old athlete, delivering a letter addressed to the United States. She describes a summer she calls the best of her young life, credits her family's support, and talks about her passion for multiple sports. She states her commitment to girls who want to play with boys and to being a role model. The ad closes with her throwing speed and a sign-off as her daughter. ## Key points - Davis says the best part of her summer journey was having her family behind her, supporting her through everything. (00:10) - Davis says she is 13 years old and describes this summer as the best of her young life. (00:05) - Davis says she has a passion for sports and plays soccer, basketball, or baseball every day of the week. (00:20) - Davis says she stands for girls who want to play sports with the boys. (00:31) - Davis says she wants to be a role model for people young and old. (00:33) - Davis states that she throws 70 miles per hour. (00:39) - Davis says that throwing 70 miles per hour is what throwing like a girl means. (00:41) - The letter is signed by Davis as the speaker's daughter. (00:47) ## Chapters - [00:00 to 00:39] Davis's letter on her summer and sports. Davis introduces herself as 13, describes her summer and family support, and explains her passion for multiple sports and her goals as a role model. - [00:39 to 01:00] Throwing speed and sign-off. Davis states her throwing speed as a response to the phrase throwing like a girl and closes the letter with a signature. ## Key quotes - [00:05] Mo'ne Davis: "I'm 13 years old." - [00:10] Mo'ne Davis: "Out of this whole journey the best part was having my family behind me supporting me through everything I did." - [00:31] Mo'ne Davis: "I stand for girls who want to play sports with the boys" - [00:41] Mo'ne Davis: "I throw 70 miles per hour. That's throwing like a girl." ## Questions this video answers - How old is Mo'ne Davis? [00:05] - What sports does Mo'ne Davis play? [00:20] - What does Mo'ne Davis stand for? [00:31] - How fast does Mo'ne Davis throw? [00:39] - What does Mo'ne Davis mean by throwing like a girl? [00:41]  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Oct 22, 2014 6:39 PM UTC Mo’ne Davis: Throw Like A Girl – Chevy Baseball :60 | Chevrolet  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Oct 22, 2014 6:39 PM UTC The World Series is upon us, but 13-year-old Little League superstar Mo’ne Davis is still the most talked-about player in baseball. Director Spike Lee teamed up with Chevrolet to create a commercial featuring the young pitcher, who made the [cover of _Sports Illustrated_](http://www.si.com/more-sports/2014/08/19/mone-davis-little-league-world-series-sports-illustrated-cover) this year after becoming the first girl in history to throw a shutout during the Little League World Series. In the ad, Davis reads an open letter to America: “I throw 70 miles per hour. That’s throwing like a girl,” she says. ## Transcript [00:00] [ MUSIC ] [00:05] Dear United States of America. I'm 13 years old. This [00:10] summer was the best summer of my young life. Out [00:15] of this whole journey the best part was having my [00:17] family behind me supporting me through everything I [00:20] did. I have a passion for [00:24] sports. Every day of the week I'm playing soccer, [00:27] basketball, or baseball. I [00:31] stand for girls who want to play sports with the boys [00:33] and to be a role model for people young and old [00:39] [ MUSIC ] [00:41] I throw 70 miles per hour. That's throwing like a girl. [00:47] Sincerely your daughter, Mo'ne Davis. 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