No longer supreme has she already cemented herself as a rising megastar within the game—she was a two-time All-American player at the University of Hawaii, performed on the U.S. National Crew and competed professionally in Italy—nonetheless her title will seemingly be being volleyed around for the 2028 Olympic personnel.

Nonetheless for the 25-twelve months-feeble, it’s one step at a time, as it’s continually been.

“I’m soundless young, and I if truth be told feel be pleased hundreds of my accomplishments had been through if truth be told knowing the gargantuan function,” she explained, “nonetheless also atmosphere the little ones and searching to hop over the little ones one step at a time.”

In fifth grade, having by no methodology performed volleyball sooner than, that function was to merely originate the personnel. Then in eighth grade, it was to originate varsity the following twelve months. In high college, so that you just may play at the collegiate stage—etc. Unnecessary to whisper, she aced them.

“I've continually had these gargantuan dreams of be pleased, ‘In the future, USA national personnel,’” she detailed. “Nonetheless then after I bring it motivate to Earth, I'm be pleased, ‘Okay, let's proper originate the school personnel.’ So, it's be pleased the exiguous dreams if truth be told topic. And it helps you. It helps you’re feeling less overwhelmed.”

So, whereas Amber admitted she is “if truth be told searching to dwell within the 2d” when she hears Olympic rumblings—after all, the Games are soundless years away—she also isn’t shying far from dreaming gargantuan.

“I mediate it if truth be told is indispensable to envision the function that you just if truth be told desire on your mind,” she said, “on epic of it's one thing to war for, and it's one thing to push for.”

In the interval in-between, Amber is specializing in her sport and quietly reveling within the region she finds herself in: Being a job model. Amongst the snaps on the athlete’s Instagram grid is a video of Amber flexing alongside a community of young followers.

“It if truth be told makes me nearly emotional on epic of I ancient to if truth be told be horrified about my palms,” she shared. “As ladies we are continually be pleased, ‘Oh, how plan I secret agent on this costume? How plan I fit into these denims?’ Gorgeous continually insecure about our bodies, especially as athletes. And I’ve had these palms since I was 3, if truth be told.”

Nonetheless as an different of blueprint on what she will be able to’t swap, Amber embraced her physique—and all it has allowed her to enact.

“We plan such laborious things as ladies usually, and plus as athletes,” she said. “So I mediate it's if truth be told fun to embody being a solid woman, bodily and mentally. And then also embracing softer facet and embracing diverse relationships: Being with your pals, cooking, being at dwelling, proper embracing diverse facets of you—I mediate at the cease of the day, it if truth be told brings depth as an individual.”

To be aware Amber’s fits with LOVB Houston, tune into USA Community Wednesday nights at 8 p.m. ET—or pick up her spikes in individual: Tickets are on hand on LOVB’s internet role.