My name is Lexi Stevens. I was born and raised up in Felton, California, a small town near Santa Cruz. I am a 15 year old girl, trying to build her way to the highest level possible. My current goal is to play volleyball for a Divison 1 college straight out of high school. I am starting this blog to layout my journey day by day, to get me to wherever life takes me. I am an athlete, playing volleyball, softball, and weightlifting on almost every day of the week. I workout at a gym called Santa Cruz Strength with a phenomenal women named Jocelyn Forest, an alumni of Cal Berkeley, who is now in their Hall of Fame for softball. I honestly do not know what I would do without her. She has already made my vertical past my goal, made me such a powerful volleyball and softball player, and has gotten me into power lifting. Now that you know some basics, I'll tell you how I've gotten here:
The past couple years of my life have been hard but overcoming those years was definitely something that has changed me. I've lost friends, I've lost family, and I changed completely, but now it feels good to be back to the girl I was years ago. It has shown me that I have the confidence and attitude to fight through everything, even if it means going past my limits. I used to have people bring me down and I used to let that get to me! I have a funny story actually: In 7th grade, I switched to a public school. At that point, I had played softball for 4 years, basketball for 6, and soccer for about 8. I thought that since I was a quality athlete, I would easily make the volleyball team. I went through the tryouts, thinking that I did very well, and I didn't make the team! I was so upset and started thinking, "Maybe it's not for me!" My mom convinced me to go try out for a new club team in our area and I made it! So long story short, I became a volleyball addict. Trying to play it everyday, going to the beach with my friends... I made varsity before any of those girls who made that 7th grade volleyball team.
This made me realize that no one should ever give up on anything. "The greatest pleasure in life is doing what others say you cannot do." I take everything that inspires me to stay motivated and put it in a little pocket that will always be there reminding me of what I need to to reach my goal. I have already learned so much and I still have so much to learn, that is why I have created this blog, to lay out everything I learn. This is my start, my journey to the next level up.
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