Arizona volleyball head coach Rita Stubbs has told her story of personal perseverance. This year, she is mentoring a young woman who has also overcome huge odds.
It’s not a story about pity. The story of family loss, a personal fight against death, and the return to volleyball is the real life of freshman Journey Tucker. Stubbs believes telling that story is not only good for Tucker personally. It will also help the young middle blocker be a better volleyball player.
“Put her in situations where she can be a leader and where she can talk and she can share who she is and share her story and not from, ‘Oh, poor Journey,’” Stubbs said.