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Paige Spiranac is currently one of the most followed women in the sports world. She has millions of fans on the internet and fans love her for her confidence. But in her early years, Spiranac was a shy kid. Moreover, her sister once opened up about how she had to be there to protect her.

Lexi revealed her role in the early life of Paige Spiranac

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Paige Spiranac is one of the most confident speakers hailing from the golf community. The ex-professional golfer has always been vocal about every thought she wants to share with her fans. She has also taken bold stands on her podcast in favor of women’s rights and other social issues. However, there was a time when she was not as confident as she is today. And her sister Lexi talked about how she was the one who always had to protect Spiranac.

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During an episode of her podcast, Spiranac was in conversation with her sister. And the two talked about how things were during their childhood. Spiranac said“when we were growing up as kids, I was always the more introverted, very shy, weird (kid).” And her sister seemed to agree with the fact that Spiranac was shy during her time as a child.

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Adding up to that, Lexi explained that she was the one who had to be there to protect Spiranac at the time. She said, “I was also really protective. I mean, you would cry every time we would go to birthday parties. And I would always go with you and be like, it’s okay. It’s all right.” However, Lexi also said that both of them used to be “weird in our own special way.”

What did Paige Spiranac’s parents expect for her future?

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Due to her shy personality and introverted nature, Spiranac’s parents didn’t expect her to be in a field where she had to talk much. And giving more information about the same, Lexi explained how they had different things in mind for the ex-golfer.

Lexi said“I think Mom and Dad would probably have seen as being like…somebody where you don’t have to talk to anybody…like a computer programmer…where you just sit behind a computer? Don’t talk to anybody?”

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Even Spiranac agreed to it by saying that golf wasn’t working out for her. But God had better plans for her. And to everyone’s surprise, Spiranac is one of the best speakers when it comes to being expressive. Even her fans love listening to her for hours on her podcast where she shares everything she wants to.

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