Wichita East softball player Kylie Phillips recently completed an interview with VYPE.
VYPE: What are your personal goals for the year?
My personal goals are to really take in this season since I’m a senior and appreciate having softball the last 4 years of my high-school career, I want to lead and influence the team as much as I can.
VYPE: What is your favorite athletic memory?
My favorite athletic memory is my recent season of volleyball, I became basically family with those girls, we uplifted each-other and kept one another going when things got hard, I will forever root and appreciate those girls, they made me laugh so much. The whole season is a memory.
VYPE: What teammate has left the biggest impression on you and why?
The teammate who left the biggest impression on me was Brie Barber, we’ve played softball together since we were super young, we’ve played sports together since the age of 8, she made me a better player and overall a better person, I’ve learned so much from her over the years, she’s made a definite impact on my life, this is our last season together and I’m super sad, but we will always be friends on and off the field or court.
VYPE: What is your favorite part of being on this team?
My favorite part of being on this team is that no matter what the girls I play with will continue to be positive and grow, even after a lost, and after a win they still push to better, they are inspiring and I’m so ready to play with them this season.
VYPE: What has your sport taught you that you use in your daily life?
My sport has taught me how to communicate with other and how to be a team player, it’s taught me how to keep myself accountable and especially time management.
VYPE: What is the best advice that anyone has given you?
The best advice I’ve ever been given was to push myself to my full potential without giving up and to believe in myself that I can do it.
VYPE: Who inspires you and why?
My dad inspires me the most, he’s such a good guy and supports me through everything, he’s given me confidence to do every sport I’ve participated in and has never second guessed me, he’s always believed in me even when I’ve wanted to give up, he pushes me to be the greatest version of myself and I cannot thank him enough.
