I started playing volleyball in the 5th grade and never looked back. I fell in love with the sport: the competition, the adrenaline, the strategy, the wins, and the losses. Although being in season year-round took its toll, I sprained my ankle my freshman year of high school and had a plethora of other related injuries. I have been in physical therapy for what’s going on four years now. This past March, I had surgery on my ankle to stabilize the ligaments and hopefully be the turn of a chapter in my life. As fate would have it, the surgery did not go as smoothly as I had hoped and there were a few complications that caused my recovery to be delayed. I am still recovering eight months later. I am fighting to heal my body. When I received the email from OSU’s Honors & Scholars program to choose a word for a MyIntent bracelet, I knew my word. Overcome. I am overcoming the limitations on my body from previous injuries. I am overcoming the complications caused by my surgery. I am overcoming the mental toll of being a year-round athlete turned physical therapy patient. I am and I always will overcome. The challenges I have faced have shown me that the limitations I have are a matter of perspective. Just recently I played beach volleyball for the first time in over a year, and it was the most rewarding, satisfying, and emotional hour and a half. My bracelet is a constant reminder that I can make anything happen if I am determined enough and committed enough to seeing my goal to fruition.