Show Notes
Episode 58: LETTERS with Emma Middleton Morris
Basketball player Emma Middleton Morris overcomes adversity to find success.
About The Guest
Emma Middleton Morris is a former college basketball player who had a successful career at Lubbock Christian University and Abilene Christian University. She overcame challenges and setbacks throughout her athletic journey and has learned valuable lessons about resilience and personal growth.
Summary
Emma Middleton Morris shares her journey as a college basketball player, from struggling with confidence and self-esteem to finding success and redemption. She discusses the highs and lows of her career, including her decision to transfer schools and her experience as a super senior. Emma also reflects on the importance of identity and the lessons she has learned from failure.
Key Takeaways
- Emma’s confidence was shaken when she entered college basketball, but she persevered and worked hard to improve her skills.
- Failure can teach valuable lessons, especially when it comes to personal growth and relationships.
- Emma’s journey has taught her the importance of finding her worth and identity outside of basketball.
- She has learned to embrace the process of becoming undone and growing through challenges and setbacks.
Quotes
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- “Failure is a term that can be taken in a couple of different ways… The most growth that I’ve had through failure was my failure socially and relationally.” – Emma Middleton Morris
- “Your value is not in what you do… It’s literally not. You can’t possibly do enough good things to gain the rewards in heaven that you want.” – Emma Middleton Morris
Contact
If you could choose one song to represent you in a montage of your life, what would it be?
- Not sure. She’ll get back to us 🙂
Sorry…Emma was under the weather on the day we recorded, so she didn’t turn her camera on 🙁