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The Garage Chronicles: Letters, Love, and Lost Art
I spent this past weekend knee-deep in something I’ve been putting off for way too long—sorting through bins of old memories that have been piling...
Not Seeking Approval
You Can’t Make Everyone Happy – and That’s Okay There’s a quiet kind of freedom in realizing this truth: no matter what you do, not everyone’s going...
Strength in Difference
Before I joined Team USA, I hadn’t really thought deeply about the unique individual contribution I made to a team. Sure, I knew that I contributed...
Virtual Shift
I recently faced a pivotal moment. One of those moments that challenge you to adapt. As you know, I underwent my partial knee replacement surgery on...
Standing Strong
I have a lot of gratitude for my champion knees that carried me countless miles in this life…and propelled me to the #1 podium, over, and over, and...
More Than a Win
Earlier this month, it was time to host one of the Elite Youth Tour’s biggest events, Battle Royale. And there was a moment that filled my heart and...
My Compass: How Bowling Has Guided My Life
The other morning, as I was getting ready for the day, I glanced at my dresser and noticed a necklace that means the world to me. It’s a compass. A...
That Changes Everything
The beginning of last week, I was in a bit of a daze. At first, I didn’t understand why. Then I realized it was from processing heavy emotions for a...
Winning Friendships
I have always found the success of others so inspiring. Seeing my friends succeed makes me so proud — of them. When you see that someone’s doing a...
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.