Athlete Minded: Stories

Today, we talk to former Division 2 women's volleyball champion Yana Ninova-Johnson.  Yana came to the University of North Alabama from Bulgaria, where she won a national championship. It's really interesting to hear her story.  She grew up in communist Bulgaria where she played volleyball, and needed to borrow money from her brother to finally come to America.  Here, she was shocked by how much the university did for her, since she lived on her own from the age of 13. Overall, a really interesting podcast to hear her story, and how when she was growing up she never thought she would end up in North Alabama and be happy, but she did.