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The Man in the Stands
The red light blinked on. It always did. Long before iPhones turned every parent into a director, my dad stood in the bleachers with a camcorder...
Some Lessons Are Taught. The Best Ones Are Caught.
No one ever sat me down and explained it. I just watched. And somewhere along the way, I caught it. The lesson was never spoken out loud. It went...
They Saw Me Before I Could See Myself
There's a man standing on the guttercap. He's pointing at the second arrow. Not saying much. Just pointing, over and over, until my eyes finally...
The Sisterhood of the Lanes
I was probably nine. The envelope had my name on it. In real handwriting. From a real, actual professional bowler. I tore it open and there she was....
When Your Body Writes Checks Your Mind Can’t Cash
Ten years of fire in my knees. Every step down the approach. Every frame. Every tournament where I smiled for photos while my body screamed. I...
Strong Like Bull
She wasn't even five feet tall. But when she said it, you believed it. "Strong like Bull." That was Grandma Betty. My loudest cheerleader. My best...
On Eating Lunch in the Library
The library was quiet. Books on the shelves. A hum from the fluorescent lights. My lunch bag on the table in front of me. That's where I ate...
Lead Yourself First
The gym is empty. The lanes are open. Nobody is keeping score. This is where champions are made. Not at the tournament. Not in front of the cameras...
Confidence Isn’t Loud. It’s Quietly Unshakable.
I've stood on approaches where the noise was deafening. Music blaring. Crowds screaming. Cameras rolling. And every single bowler around me looking...
About Me
Diandra grew up in a small town in Indiana. She was the epitome of “small town girl” BIG DREAMS. When she was 12 years old she knew she wanted to be one of the best bowlers in the world one day. And so she did. She was the 3x World Bowler of the Year and was even inducted into the World Bowling Hall of Fame at 25.
Getting to the top wasn’t all about the expertise she learned on the lanes. It was also about the values, and principles she learned Beyond the Lanes that would get her to the very tip-top of her sport.