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Representation
After moving to the USA from the Philippines, watching TV I saw tennis greats Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova. I told myself I was going to be a professional tennis athlete but growing up in a culture and household where girls were not encouraged to be athletic. I knew deep down I was an athlete and I wanted to represent myself as such. I fell in love with sports when my mom and I would watch sports on tv like tennis, baseball, basketball, whatever sport it may be, I wanted to watch it. I think what piqued my interest about sports was the movement, muscles, and strength. As I grew older and began being influenced by the fashion magazine, I noticed a lack of representation of women in sport. It was only when I was in my 20's, I discovered strong women in a fitness magazine. What I didn't know at the time, I was searching for representation of women that looked like me and I was intentionally willing myself to be an ATHLETE.
Strength Story
I was upset after being let go from my job in March 2020. The idea of a Strong Mind, Able Body came to fruition when I was having general conversation with my hairdresser. She was asking me about my strength training and I was saying I was tired of being putting myself on the back burner. I was telling her that physically I am strong, but mentally I have become stronger due to strength training. I loudly expressed that women including myself are stronger than we think we are. Another female patron overheard our conversation and said she needed to hear that for herself. She agreed wholeheartedly for herself that SHE is stronger than what she thinks she is. After that conversation with a complete stranger, I made sure, other women who leave my space felt strong and that I had shared a positive energy with them.
Strongwoman
I like to be strong. What else can I say? Just kidding. I started as a powerlifter and transitioned to strongman. Strength sports brought out the competitor in me and realized the Athlete was always within me.