Worth the Wait
Disclaimer: I’m not writing this blog for people to feel sorry for me. However, I trained over a year for a goal and didn’t achieve it. A year ago today was bitter sweet. Bitter because I had a serious knee surgery, sweet because I was drafted into the WNBA. I knew going into it that it would be a long road to recovery but I was ready and willing if that's what I needed to do to reach my lifelong dream of playing in the WNBA. I’ve come back strong from two ACL injuries, the meniscus wasn’t too bad, the scope was nothing, one more can’t be that hard right? A 9-12 month recovery? Easy! Bet I can probably speed that up a couple months, maybe catch a short overseas season before heading to the WNBA. I thought I had the blueprint for success . Months one-four: Internship. Do early stages of rehab in Chicago and get some work experience while I’m at it. Check! Months five-twelve: Move to Durham and hit it hard in rehab. Continue physical thera