“Athletic success comes from your mental strength. It’s all about


% mental and %% is huge,” Perry-Ellis said. “It is honestly %% is the easy part. Ev- eryone can get physical and strong, but not everyone can be strong mentally.”         her belief that the mental side of competing is an absolutely critical  new heights.


“In our culture here at Stephens, we are big on mindset,” Per-  ‘mindset matters,’ and it did.” 


  and mentors.     court. They both have taught me discipline, how to be coachable, how to look at things from everyone else’s point of view instead   thing that comes with Lai, they both just wanted me to bring it.”


       ance, she’s even more grateful for the role that he played in getting   knowing me. He took me in and immediately made me feel welcome and like family,” Perry-Ellis said. Perry-Ellis’ favorite part of her college experience has been the personal growth she’s experienced, and the environment at Ste- phens has been a big contributor.  er schools because it is smaller and everyone has the chance to get to know one another,” Perry-Ellis said. “That doesn’t happen  extremely helpful.”            career is relatively short, and it’s the big picture that matters. As a result, the legacy that she leaves at Stephens is extremely import- ant to her.


“I want to set an example for what the expectations are for a valu- able player at Stephens,” Perry-Ellis said. “I want to leave nothing but positivity at a place that took me in with open arms, and that has helped make me the woman that I am today.”


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