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The Lessons That Don’t Hit Until You Stop Moving
Performing on the big stage — presence, pressure, and the privilege of the moment. There’s a moment right before you bowl on the big stage. The ball feels heavier than it did in warm-up. The lights are hot. Really…
What the Off-Season Is Really For
Performing on the big stage — presence, pressure, and the privilege of the moment. There’s a moment right before you bowl on the big stage. The ball feels heavier than it did in warm-up. The lights are hot. Really…
When the Tournament Ends, the Real Work Begins
Performing on the big stage — presence, pressure, and the privilege of the moment. There’s a moment right before you bowl on the big stage. The ball feels heavier than it did in warm-up. The lights are hot. Really…
What I’ve Learned From Losing on the Biggest Stages
Performing on the big stage — presence, pressure, and the privilege of the moment. There’s a moment right before you bowl on the big stage. The ball feels heavier than it did in warm-up. The lights are hot. Really…
Don’t Shrink. Don’t Inflate. Just Be.
Performing on the big stage — presence, pressure, and the privilege of the moment. There’s a moment right before you bowl on the big stage. The ball feels heavier than it did in warm-up. The lights are hot. Really…
Hello, Junior Gold!
The Tournament You Built All Year For Is Here. Now What? You walk into the building and it hits you. The banners. The lights. The hum of a thousand bowling balls rolling at once. This is the one. The tournament you…
When Belief Hits Different: The Power of an Unwavering Witness
There’s a moment after every shot when your eyes go looking for someone. You don’t always mean to do it. You throw the ball, the pins react, and before you’ve even registered the result, you’re scanning for a face.…
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...
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.