Key Points, Top Takeaways, and Memorable Quotes

“I’m just so thankful for my time there to build those relationships that they’ll be my friends for the rest of my life, and that’s something that’s way more important than any National Championship, any wins, any losses, it’s about who you impact, who you relationally connect with, and just how you can grow together.” 1:56

“Practice is how you’re going to compete and if you don’t love practice, you’re not going to master or excel at your craft and find mastery.” 5:50

“Now I realize that you have to either be all in or not in at all.  You can’t have one foot in faith and then one foot in the world.” 23:44

“At first it felt like a chore, but then I felt God starting to change my heart and it became joy, it became a desire.” 33:46

“He’s given us the ability to make decisions and use our discernment and our wisdom and doing that, but sometimes God is obvious in where he wants us to go or showing us signs to confirm that where we’re at and where our decisions are where he wants us.”  40:30

“In high school, I always dreamed of winning a National Championship and that was kind of the moment I envisioned bringing me so much fulfillment and happiness. And now I realized that life is so much bigger than any milestone you could achieve.”  53:27

Show Notes

0:00 - What I Meant to Say Podcast Intro

0:18 - Introducing Julia Scoles

0:43 - Thanks for Being Here, Julia 

1:30 - Experience at USC

2:20 - Relationship with Mom and Coming from Hawaii

3:07 - Not Just A Volleyball Player

4:16 - How Did You Arrive at Indoor Volleyball Over Other Sports?

7:37 - What’s the Role of Private Lessons in Your Opinion?

8:54 - Indoor Volleyball at UNC and First Concussion

13:58 - How Do You Know if You Are Impacted Following a Concussion?

15:00 - Second Concussion

21:06 - That Thursday Night Was One of the Scariest Nights of My Life

22:59 - Quest for Faith and Roots in the Bible Belt

24:02 - If Everything Was Stripped Away, What Is There?

26:22 - Building Myself to Today

28:13 - Switching to Beach

30:28 - Moving to Hawaii 

33:11 - BB Commercial

33:20 - Putting God First and Reading the Bible Every Single Day

35:52 - 25 Years Old and Experience

36:58 - Sense of Shame

37:59 - We Are Called to Choose Christ

39:55 - After Hawaii, I Want to Go Wherever God Was Calling Me

43:03 - Please God, Make it Apparent

44:56 - Choosing USC Southern California and Finding a Church

45:50 - Two National Championships at USC and Education

46:25 - Storytelling Takes Communication

48:13 - High School Highlight Reel

50:26 - Playing with Urango This Season

51:51 - First Time Playing Together in Michigan

52:29 - We Met Last Year in New Orleans

53:02 - Thank You for Being Here Today

53:14 - One Piece of Advice

54:56 - What I Meant to Say Podcast Closing

Links & Where to Find Julia 

IG - @juliascoles