This is where the foundation was built.
Before the bright lights.
Before the championships.
Before the world knew Sasha Banks or Mercedes Moné.
There was Mercedes KV.
Learning.
Training.
Traveling.
Taking bumps.
Making mistakes.
Getting better.
Dreaming BIG.
Those years taught me that nobody was going to hand me my dream.
I had to chase it.
And I’m forever grateful for that girl because she refused to quit.
