A memoir by Diandra Asbaty
Strong Like Bull
What the Lanes Taught Me About Grit, Grace, and Finding Your Strength
Don’t do it for the applause. The applause was never the point.
Paperback · 266 pages · 6 x 9 in
About the book
Diandra Asbaty's grandmother had a three-word philosophy: strong like bull. It took Diandra a lifetime on the lanes, world titles, three Hall of Fame inductions, a body that kept score, and two kids who taught her more than any coach to understand what those words really meant.
Strong Like Bull is a collection of hard-won lessons from one of bowling's most accomplished athletes, written for anyone chasing something difficult. You don't need to know how to bowl. You only need to have wanted something badly, stood at the edge of a moment that mattered, or wondered who you are when the scoreboard goes dark.
Built around the five moments of a single shot, this book will help you:
• Own who you are before anyone is watching
• Set goals that feed you with the STRIKING Goals framework
• Turn nerves into readiness with the Champion Shot Routine
• Quiet the comparison and find where the real competition lives
• Begin again after setbacks, losses, and the end of a chapter you loved
Every chapter ends with "Your Frame," a practical tool from Diandra's 12 Frames to a Stronger Mental Game program, plus honest questions that do the real work. Woven between the chapters are her signature letters (Dear Bowling, Dear Left Knee, Dear Competitive Youth Bowler, Dear Life) that readers of her blog have loved since 2020.
For athletes, sports parents, coaches, and anyone who needs a wise friend in their corner.
Your skills get you to the door. Your mindset walks you through it.
Inside
Five moments of one shot.
- 01
The Approach
Before anyone keeps score, there is the walk to the foul line: who you are before you ever throw a ball.
- 02
The Release
Grit, goals, and the discipline of letting go.
- 03
The Carry
The people who shape us, because you become who you’re around.
- 04
The Pocket
The one spot you’re aiming for when everything is on the line.
- 05
The Reset
The setbacks, the joy, and the courage to pick up the ball and begin again.

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