Mo’ne Davisis looking back at how being the first girl to win a Little League World Series game has influenced her life.
“Especially in baseball, you never see girls of color playing baseball,” she tells PEOPLE. “At the time, it was just unheard of. Even seeing a girl, it was just unheard of.”
“So to be able to show girls of color that you can do this, it means a lot, because I try to push for women in sports as much as I can,” she says. “And for that to happen, that I can say that I helped, that’s a big accomplishment for me.”
In addition to helping make monumental strides toward inclusivity in sports, Davis has also been able to participate in some exciting opportunities in the years since her historic win.
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One of the “coolest” experiences for Davis was meeting the Obamas, who were in the White House when she won the Little League World Series in 2014.
“Some of the coolest things I’ve done would be, I got to meetBarackandMichelle Obama,” Davis says, adding of the former president and first lady, “They are very tall. Like, I didn’t expect them to be that tall.”
Other highlights for Davis include meetingDrake, playing in theNBA All-Star weekend celebrity gamein 2015 and winning an ESPY award that same year — she was named Best Breakout Athlete.
Davis concludes on an inspirational note: “Make sure you outwork everyone who’s in front of you, who’s next to you, and outwork yourself as well, because if you outwork yourself, then you’ll become a different person. A different player.”
“And also, keep being you,” Davis says. “That’s a big thing. Keep being you, and keep having fun with what you’re doing.”
source: people.com
