Fight for time playing your sport, but playing time expires one day (featuring Kendall Burton)
Kendall Burton played softball at the University of Georgia. She graduated with her degree in communications. She is working full time in the fitness industry and loves to be a dog sitter for her friends. She loves reading memoirs and eating breakfast foods. She is the ultimate motivator and lives by the motto “live your version of normal”. In this podcast we talk about how Kendall suffered a stroke and then recovered to compete at a high level. We got vulnerable talking about our transition out of playing college softball.
You can listen to the podcast on Spotify, Anchor or Apple Podcasts.
Below are the questions that she answered in the podcast:
What was your experience with having a stroke?
What is your version of normal?
What was the transition out of playing competitive sports like for you? What did you do in your newfound free time?
What was one of your favorite moments while competing?
If you have any more questions for Kendall, please leave comments below or contact me. If you or someone you know is struggling, please call or text the Suicide Hotline. It’s toll free and available 24/7 at 988 or 800-273-8255.
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