The GREAT NEWS is that she is finally in Rio to make her Olympic debut and her team is #1 in the world plus they are highly favored to win GOLD!
Alisha talks about her 2012 Olympic heartbreak in one of her most recent posts.
In 2012 I was an alternate, which is why I’m all caught up in the jinx, not that I’m really superstitious, but I’ve been on a mission after being told ‘no’ four years ago, and not that ‘just going’ is the ultimate goal, but it’s farther than I got last time and pretty darn exciting. Getting told ‘no’ to your dreams is heartbreaking, there isn’t really a better way to describe it. You’re in love with a sport, with a journey and a dream, and it broke up with you and it hurts. So for a while it hurt, but good news, the hurt goes away, and if you can be level headed, you can look back and identify the reasons why it didn’t work out, and decide how to go about doing it differently. I wasn’t ready four years ago, they made the right choice. So when I got over the heartbreak, (home, time away, family, and friends was my tub of ice cream), I realized I wanted to do things differently the next time around, and here I am, a different, stronger person.
Now, it’s not magic, it would be nice if it was but it’s not. Becoming stronger for having gone through something takes work. Identifying your weaknesses, making a plan to attack them, and work your butt off until you’re stronger. Easier said than done of course. I’m on plane today, a different and stronger person than the one in 2012, but I still have weaknesses and issues I’m working through, the work never ends. Isn’t that the fun part? I guess it depends on your outlook on life. I wouldn’t call myself an optimist, but I am a big believer in change, in a person’s ability to change, but that’s a story for another day.
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Glass was the alternate 4 years ago while Lindsey Berg and Courtney Thompson were selected by Coach McCutcheon. Fast forwars to today, the 28 year old and World Champion is expected to set Team USA to Olympic gold.
Glass is joined by 2 other setters, Carli Lloyd and Courtney Thompson.
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