Lauren Page - Stepping Out Of My Comfort Zone Through Volleyball

In this episode of The 9INE POINT Started With A Dream Podcast,
Jacolby Gilliam welcomes Lauren Page, a pro volleyball athlete
playing in France and represented by Athlete Abroad Management.
Before her professional career, Lauren played at the University
of Oregon, helping her team finish 9th in the NCAA. Today, she
shares her story with us, starting with a young girl who loved
volleyball for the fun of it and transitioning into a pro
athlete.


Lauren begins with how she fell in love with volleyball despite
being an introvert. She explains that volleyball was easy to love
because she was surrounded by love, her team and her family.
Lauren explains the difference between playing in high school and
college and how to quickly adapted to new rules and plays. Later,
Lauren describes the moment she decided to go pro and how her pro
career has proceeded thus far.
Key Points:

Lauren’s goal when she was a young athlete

Falling in love with volleyball

How Lauren Page started playing volleyball

Playing the sport as an introvert

The power of community

Lauren Page talks about choosing Oregon for the experience

Transitioning from high school volleyball to college level

Two games that left significant impact

Going through a tough time in junior year

The power of a team

Starting a career overseas


Quotes:

“As we get older, our goals change.”


“The connections and the friendships that I've made through the
sport made it so fun.”


“I always tell people all the time, this is the place that I was
meant to be, I met my best friends there.”


“As I got older, I knew I had to grow up and step out of my
comfort zone a little.”


“I left part of my heart there.”


“I needed to be a better teammate, needed to support my teammates
more and not make it about me.”


“Being a team player and being there for your teammates makes you
a better player at the end of the day.”
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