Show Notes:

• Keri is paying the price now for her scholarship as a volleyball player at Syracuse with the wear & tear over the years on her body
• Having upcoming shoulder surgery after playing dodgeball and realized that she couldn't throw the ball as she could in the past
• Even at an early age was athletic and enjoyed sports and any type of physical activity
• Started gymnastics but quickly outgrew the sport and eventually fell in love with volleyball and always wanted to compete with the boys
• Sports was a way to bond with her dad
• She loved the recruiting because she could explore schools outside of the northeast but felt pressure to state in-state for financial reasons and attended Syracuse University
• Her coaching experience at Syracuse was not a good experience but knew that there would be more than volleyball later in life
• Started writing while at Syracuse and fell in love with earning an undergraduate and master's degree
• Began her career at the NCAA but soon felt like she was trapped and sought for a way out with the help of Jim Boeheim, Syracuse Men's Basketball Head Coach
• Started with ESPN in 2003 as a Senior Publicist and currently serves as Senior Director Communications
• Life changed for her in 2008 while vacationing in Italy where she survived a violent rape attempt
• Still battles with the thought that she didn't trust her gut and say no to the invitation to visit her assailant's apartment
• In the moment of "fight or flight", she knows that there's a third component of "freeze" but due to her sports background she was so confident in her body that when the adrenaline started she knew how to handle her body
• Keri believes that sports saved her life because she knew her body and how to react
• Words of Wisdom from Keri Potts: "To thine ownself be true."

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