Here is an excerpt from an interview i found:
What kind of sport did you practise before Martial arts?
I have always been an athletic person. It started off in dance classes then moved into gymnastics and from there into sports such as basketball, volleyball, and softball throughout my high school career. I love to snowboard in Lake Tahoe and wake board during the summer. I got offers to play basketball and softball in college but my family was going through a crisis at the time and I wanted to stay close to home so that I could help. So I went to the colleges in Nevada, University of Nevada, Reno my first year and University of Nevada Las Vegas for the next three years.