Um , and then as goes recovery , I spent a lot of time in hot and cold tubs doing contrast because it makes my body feel good and it's another way that I socialize with my teammates . I'd say some challenges that I faced , especially growing up , was figuring out how to balance , wanting to be great . And getting all these opportunities playing at the college level while also Um , like socializing , having friends , like being a normal kid , and I think that took me a while to figure out cause you always worry about like burning out or doing too much .
Here at Northwestern we have . So many resources for um balancing um life on the core and in the classroom . So I definitely take advantage of all of these resources .
But um for me , I was able to kind of like make friends and socialize through basketball and then like do outside activities like hot yoga , go for walks and lifting with other athletes from other sports , and I think that kind of fostered . A healthier relationship with a sport because sometimes you worry about doing too much or focusing too narrow on one thing and burning out . So I think that was always a worry , but my parents were really great with like having me do other things , and I had a lot of friends that played different sports , so I dipped my toe into other things too .
I'm on the women's basketball team at Northwestern University , and I'm from the Boston area . I think some of the best advice that I've been given from coaches are to control what you can control and Um , those two things are like how hard you work and your attitude . So I think I've always been really big on like , no matter the outcome or the uncontrollables , having a smile on my face and being a good teammate and having a good attitude or like the most important things you can do , like my bread and butter .
I'd say some challenges that I faced , especially growing up , was figuring out how to balance , wanting to be great . And getting all these opportunities playing at the college level while also Um , like socializing , having friends , like being a normal kid , and I think that took me a while to figure out cause you always worry about like burning out or doing too much . But um for me , I was able to kind of like make friends and socialize through basketball and then like do outside activities like hot yoga , go for walks and lifting with other athletes from other sports , and I think that kind of fostered .
