Mimi Bolden-Morris has experienced the highs of elite sports—from playing Division I basketball at Georgetown and Boston College, to becoming the first female graduate assistant football coach in the Big Ten at Michigan, to working in the NFL with the Jacksonville Jaguars. But some of Mimi’s greatest encounters with God came after the accolades disappeared. In this episode of the Athlete Disciples Podcast, Mimi shares how chasing achievement, recognition, success, and validation never produced the fulfillment she was searching for—and how surrendering her life to Christ changed everything. Christian and Mimi dive into 2 Corinthians 10:4–5 and discuss taking every thought captive, battling fear, doubt, lust, pride, anxiety and the desire for recognition, using Scripture as a weapon against spiritual strongholds, and learning to keep Christ at the center through both mountaintops and valleys. Mimi also shares how losing the job, spotlight, and status she once had led her into a season where God became more real than ever—and ultimately prepared her for what He had next. In this episode: taking every thought captive, identity beyond athletics, spiritual warfare, resisting the idolization of sports and success, stewardship and generosity, finding God in the valley, sharing the Gospel, and living for God’s glory rather than your own. “If you don’t have God on either one, they will all feel like valleys.” — Mimi Bolden-Morris