For Papillion-La Vista South senior shortstop Alexa Sidel, getting up in the morning is about taking one step ahead of everybody else. The Bellevue University commit said she goes to the weight room to feel motivated day in and day out.
“Fitness to me isn’t about how you look anymore,” Sidel said. “My motivation...is so I can feel stronger, more confident and more powerful. I know that if I don’t train that day then somebody else is already ahead of me.”
But it hasn’t always been this way for Sidel. The weight room and taking that step ahead has been a driving force that she said she had lacked in the past.
“People have told me time and time again that I won’t play college softball,” Sidel said. “Truth is, it did bring my mental state down and I thought they were right.”
One thing that never eluded Sidel, however, was commitment, no matter if she was going to continue playing or not. She attributed her ability to change her mindset to her commitment.
“One of my strengths as an athlete and person is commitment,” Sidel said. “I have a passion that I want to focus on, that compels me to try and be the best version of myself that I can possibly be.”
Through a mindset change and work in the weight room and on the field, Sidel earned a spot on Bellevue University’s roster, where she will attend college after graduation from Papillion-La Vista South this spring.
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