When Texas Longhorn Sonya Morris steps out on the court, everyone there knows one thing: she is here to play. Morris casually laughs about it, but she’s a competitive player and not shy about making sure that’s clear.
It turns out Morris comes by this competitive spirit honestly. As she explains, competition is just part of the fabric of her family. She tells Swish Appeal, “If you think I’m competitive, you should really meet my dad. He tops anybody that I know! I’ve always been around competitive people, but my family … that’s definitely where I get it from.”
The trait is something that Morris has come to value in herself. As she puts it, her drive to be the best she can be as much as possible extends to every part of her life, not just basketball — though hoops often take center stage.
Morris took up basketball as one of several sports that she and her sister participated in. She explains that her first memory of picking up a basketball goes all the way back to kindergarten when her dad realized something special was happening. She says, “We touched everything, but he could just see in our eyes that we loved basketball the most.”
The Texas guard can remember the day she decided to commit to basketball perfectly. In a funny way, she has an entirely…
