Lexi Rodriguez details her grueling journey and sacrifices from small Illinois town of 15,000 to the summit

Lexi Rodriguez opened up about her difficult journey from a small town to becoming one of the best volleyball players in a recent interview. She is currently preparing for the next 2026 season.

Rodriguez opened his season by competing in his first professional season. After completing that event in April, she competed in the Volleyball Nations League and the FIVB Women’s World Championship for the United States national team. Currently, she is enjoying her time away from the court.

During her offseason, she sat down for a chat with Hail Varsity, where she was asked about her grueling journey. Opening up about her own sacrifices, she said she was willing to do anything to achieve her goals. Speaking about her struggles and goals, she said:

“I forgot to mention my own sacrifice. There’s a lot but I think from a very young age I had very high goals. I wanted to play in the best conference and win a national championship and go to the Olympics one day from the age of 10 or 12, so I think that made it a little easier,” Lexi Rodriguez said.

She added:

“I was so determined to get to the next level that, you know, obviously you wanted to be where your friends are and go to all the sporting events and do all that stuff, but for me, I knew what my end goal was and so I was kind of willing to do whatever it took.”

Lexi Rodriguez recently shared her feelings about the Nebraska volleyball team’s heartbreaking loss in the NCAA regional final.

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Lexi Rodriguez opened up about her mental health journey

Lexi Rodriguez recently spoke to Huurdat Sports, where she discussed her mental health journey. She revealed that she kept her mental health issues to herself for a long time, which also affected her confidence. Stating that she had struggled like everyone else, she said:

“With this app, I feel like for me personally, I’m finally able to talk about things that maybe I’ve tried to keep to myself for so long, like mental health and confidence and all that. I think that’s something that not a lot of people knew about me, it’s like I struggle as much as everyone else and so being able to share that and kind of relate to these young girls, I think that was really important to me,” Lexi Rodriguez said.

She further explained how she managed to endure the journey, revealing that she was still figuring it out.