I think in some cases, it is only your mind telling you that your tired, because all you want to do is lay down and sleep. But in other cases, there are times when your body can only handle so much. But when do you know your limits? I know that as a student athlete, we are forced to push ourselves and push ourselves, and there is stopping. Which makes me wonder how long I can actually go. The time that I do have to rest, I take advantage of. Like the time I have in between classes, or when my day is over, I love to just sit on my couch and rest my brain. Sometimes I find it hard to lay down and clear my head of everything that is going on and everything that I have to do in my life. Which I think can also make a person feel exhausted. I feel like everyday I can go and go and go, but I have to have a cut off time, when I am able to rest. Like take the whole day to get all of my work out of the way, then that way when I get home, I have nothing to do. We live in a society where our minds are constantly going and going, society teaches us to think all of the time. To think about what we are going to wear, or how much money we have, or what bills we have to pay...which reminds me that tomorrow is the first so I have to remember to pay those... but see, we are in a constant movement with our brain. So on top of that, keeping my body in the shape it needs to be in, and trying to maintain an above average gpa, it can feel exhausting. But I learned thatif i tell myself that I'm exhausted, my body might listen. So I have to balance it out. Use good judgement and rest when I'm supposed to, and I will never fall. My old teammate from UCLA used to say this phrase all the time, and Ive never forgotten it... "They don't understand how I bend but don't break" (Noey!). There is so much truth in that statement. By bending, your limits are tested, but you remain so strong that you never ever break.
Yesterday seemed so tiring.
MONDAY
11-1150 class
130-2 Shooting
2 - 3 Open Gym
330 - 5 Conditioning
5 - 7 Stay at school and get this paper done that was due the next day.
Was home by 8, but i was reminded that I hd an exam in Natural Disasters, and I couldnt slee until I knew the information that was going to be on that test. And by this time I'm fighting to keep my eyes open. So from about 830 - 1030 I studied for this test... Unfortunately I almost felt like my brain had no power because I was so tired, So i just prayed that I could remember what I studied.
By 11 I was falling asleep watching Sex n the city the movie, which is way too long and could put anyone to sleep.
TUESDAY
8am wake up call, and had a beautiful breakfast
930 Im in class and the teacher clearly doesn't show up within 15 minutes, which pissed me off because that's clearly cutting into mysleeping time. So the class is allowed to leave if the teacher isnt there within 15 minutes. Now I am mentally preparing for this dang test I have at 11am.
11am
is test time, OH JOY! Gotta love it when they use the multiple choice technique to test your knowledge. I really think i did good, but whenever i say that i do bad, so pretend i didnt say that! We'll see how it went.
12-1
much needed Nap... felt like i slept for a day, it was lovely.
2-3
Individuals, let's just say it is clear that practice is upon us! Things are lookin up on the floor, my shots are fallin, hehe. might i remind you to buy those tickets! Thanks for the support!
330 - 6 Studying...
Its going to be a long week of getting work done. Still trying to recover from the weekend.
Well, it was good keeping everyone posted on my life... now i gotta get back to it. Ha...
Be blessed my people, much love
Jay
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Weekend recovery
That had to be the longest weekend ever. So I'm just going to run through the events and try to remember them as best I can.
Friday
11-1150 Class
2-3 individuals
330-430 Strength & Conditioning
530-645 Marine Corps event with my teammates.
The general, which is the only woman general in America, has decided to support our team and tell all the marines to come to our game on Dec. 4th. Its a real big deal so we had to show our appreciation for her and what she's doing to support us.
7-9 Dinner with the recruit
By this time I feel exhausted but i know that saturday is going to be long so I went home and tried to relax my mind, didnt end up falling asleep until midnight.
Saturday
5am wake up call!!! And yes it was indeed still dark outside. My body jut isnt used to that. So i was standing in the shower mentally preparing myself for the day trying to wake myself up.
6am-10am Girl Scout Walk
After picking up my teammates some donuts, we all headed to the Girl Scout walk in point loma.
We were all volunteers at the event. Which had a major turnout. Alot of people ran/walked to support the girl scouts. We were all sleepy but we made a good impression, signed some autographs, and we were off to our next event.
11 - 2 Ride the ferry with the recruit
So 3 of us were able to get like 20 minutes of sleep before leaving to go downtown, so we're trying to stay awake. But we were able to be pretty good hosts to hre and her family.
3-600 Football tailgaiting event for the sports
After the ferry we had to run home, change really fast, and rush to the game. We signed some autographs, ate, mingled and went into the game. After the 1st quarter we got to go on the field along with the men's basketball team and get introduced to the fans. Our football team won their first game! So that was exciting.
630-745 Dinner at SEAU's with the recruit, team, and her family
That food was bomb!!!!
8-9 Bowling
Bowling is always fun, enough said. lol.
930 til around 1am
Was just time to hang out with the recruit. She turned into like a little sister, which is great because she committed! ha...so all in all it was a very successful weekend!
Sunday = Day of rest and study hall!
Moral of this weekend, we gotta do what we have to do, to do what we want to do. We want to be great, and we need to be respected with a foundation in order for that to happen. We are well on our way to have a great season.
tata for now because I'm still really off schedule with my sleep,
Jay
Friday
11-1150 Class
2-3 individuals
330-430 Strength & Conditioning
530-645 Marine Corps event with my teammates.
The general, which is the only woman general in America, has decided to support our team and tell all the marines to come to our game on Dec. 4th. Its a real big deal so we had to show our appreciation for her and what she's doing to support us.
7-9 Dinner with the recruit
By this time I feel exhausted but i know that saturday is going to be long so I went home and tried to relax my mind, didnt end up falling asleep until midnight.
Saturday
5am wake up call!!! And yes it was indeed still dark outside. My body jut isnt used to that. So i was standing in the shower mentally preparing myself for the day trying to wake myself up.
6am-10am Girl Scout Walk
After picking up my teammates some donuts, we all headed to the Girl Scout walk in point loma.
We were all volunteers at the event. Which had a major turnout. Alot of people ran/walked to support the girl scouts. We were all sleepy but we made a good impression, signed some autographs, and we were off to our next event.
11 - 2 Ride the ferry with the recruit
So 3 of us were able to get like 20 minutes of sleep before leaving to go downtown, so we're trying to stay awake. But we were able to be pretty good hosts to hre and her family.
3-600 Football tailgaiting event for the sports
After the ferry we had to run home, change really fast, and rush to the game. We signed some autographs, ate, mingled and went into the game. After the 1st quarter we got to go on the field along with the men's basketball team and get introduced to the fans. Our football team won their first game! So that was exciting.
630-745 Dinner at SEAU's with the recruit, team, and her family
That food was bomb!!!!
8-9 Bowling
Bowling is always fun, enough said. lol.
930 til around 1am
Was just time to hang out with the recruit. She turned into like a little sister, which is great because she committed! ha...so all in all it was a very successful weekend!
Sunday = Day of rest and study hall!
Moral of this weekend, we gotta do what we have to do, to do what we want to do. We want to be great, and we need to be respected with a foundation in order for that to happen. We are well on our way to have a great season.
tata for now because I'm still really off schedule with my sleep,
Jay
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Starting to feel like season
Today really wasn't that long, but I think a combination of long days are beginning to catch up with me. I spent the morning getting all beautified for picture day. We took pictures for the media guide today, everyone was all dressed up, lookin all nice. It was fun. Thank God my mom has style, I didnt have to worry about finding anything to wear since I can just go to my moms closet.
Then it was off to workouts. Today was our 1st day with the whole team. I keep saying this but I cannot wait for season to start!!! We are going to be good. I talked to one of my teammates about this the other day, we're tired of saying and hearing that we are GOING to be good. Because it almost seems like we're reaching for somthing we can't have. We ARE good! But it starts with us, and I strongly believe that this year is the year that we know we are good. I'm tellin you, buy your tickets now people. We would love to fill those stands with loud fans. Either way, we're something to watch.
And so we head to the lockerroom to go over the itinerary for this weekend. Woooooo, its going to be a long one. We have a recruit coming, and this business is all about recruiting. We have to add the right people to build a great program. But on top of having a recruit, we have a lot of community work to do as a team. 615am on saturday, and yes I said 615am on saturday, we have to be at the girlscouts walk. But I love doing stuff like this. I may not enjoy that alarm clock going off at 530am but I love giving back. Things like this humble us as athletes. I think sometimes we take for granted all that we have been blessed with and what we are able to do through hard work. Aside from that, people out there do admire us and look up to us for that. So whenever we can be a positive influence for anyone, young or old, we should be humbled by that experience. especially as a woman, an being a woman that young women can look up to is fulfilling. We also have this thing with themarine corps, and i have no clue what exactly we are doing but whatever... all I know is that these people agreed to come to our games! Which is a lot of people. Oh yeah, with the marine corps band! Ha, its all love. But what I love the most is that we are able to represent ourselves in a positive way. Being an athlete you are not only representing yourself everywhere you go, but your representing your team, school, and institution. So it is extremely important to make sure we represent ourselves well and respectably.
School is going well. Its in full effect now, a lot of things are due so I'm just staying on top of my game with that. I can't allow myself to fall behind or put too much on my shoulders at one time. This is the time of year when full focus is required. In order to exceed expectations, I can't allow any negativity to come my way. Its easier said than done but it is very doable. I think to maintain my sanity, I have to make everyday fun. I have to wake up everyday saying, "yaaaay we have practice." Or "yaaaaay, its time for class". Ok so we all know that probably won't happen, but if I keep a positive mentality about everything, I won't feel so stressed. Sounds like a good plan to me, and I'm off to a good start so far.
So here's tomorrows schedule, let's see if I can remember everything without looking at the calender.
11-1150 class
(I have to remember to pick up my football ticket some time before workouts)
2 - 3 Basketball individual
330 - 430 Strength & Conditioning
530-645 Volunteering with (at the?) Marine Corps
7-9 Dinner with the recruit
woooo, best believe Im sleeping until 1030 ;-)
Sidenote: It is extremely hard to maintain a relationship with this schedule, but my baby is making it easy. Having someone that only wants you to do better is refreshing, and can do nothing less then help take away any stress I may have. My Sboogie understands what I do and respects it, and for that I thank him. I know it has to be hard to have a girlfriend that you never see, and can barely talk to because I'm always doing something... He doesnt sweat it, he's a tough guy (or so he says lol). Its like what my dad says about my mommy, that she just makes life seem so easy. She just has that demeanor to her, that nothing can get in the way of her happiness, and that just makes my daddy a better person. SLove just makes life seem so much easier, because trust, things can always be a lot harder.
Im outta here folks, need to rest my mind and body
Tata for now,
Jay
Then it was off to workouts. Today was our 1st day with the whole team. I keep saying this but I cannot wait for season to start!!! We are going to be good. I talked to one of my teammates about this the other day, we're tired of saying and hearing that we are GOING to be good. Because it almost seems like we're reaching for somthing we can't have. We ARE good! But it starts with us, and I strongly believe that this year is the year that we know we are good. I'm tellin you, buy your tickets now people. We would love to fill those stands with loud fans. Either way, we're something to watch.
And so we head to the lockerroom to go over the itinerary for this weekend. Woooooo, its going to be a long one. We have a recruit coming, and this business is all about recruiting. We have to add the right people to build a great program. But on top of having a recruit, we have a lot of community work to do as a team. 615am on saturday, and yes I said 615am on saturday, we have to be at the girlscouts walk. But I love doing stuff like this. I may not enjoy that alarm clock going off at 530am but I love giving back. Things like this humble us as athletes. I think sometimes we take for granted all that we have been blessed with and what we are able to do through hard work. Aside from that, people out there do admire us and look up to us for that. So whenever we can be a positive influence for anyone, young or old, we should be humbled by that experience. especially as a woman, an being a woman that young women can look up to is fulfilling. We also have this thing with themarine corps, and i have no clue what exactly we are doing but whatever... all I know is that these people agreed to come to our games! Which is a lot of people. Oh yeah, with the marine corps band! Ha, its all love. But what I love the most is that we are able to represent ourselves in a positive way. Being an athlete you are not only representing yourself everywhere you go, but your representing your team, school, and institution. So it is extremely important to make sure we represent ourselves well and respectably.
School is going well. Its in full effect now, a lot of things are due so I'm just staying on top of my game with that. I can't allow myself to fall behind or put too much on my shoulders at one time. This is the time of year when full focus is required. In order to exceed expectations, I can't allow any negativity to come my way. Its easier said than done but it is very doable. I think to maintain my sanity, I have to make everyday fun. I have to wake up everyday saying, "yaaaay we have practice." Or "yaaaaay, its time for class". Ok so we all know that probably won't happen, but if I keep a positive mentality about everything, I won't feel so stressed. Sounds like a good plan to me, and I'm off to a good start so far.
So here's tomorrows schedule, let's see if I can remember everything without looking at the calender.
11-1150 class
(I have to remember to pick up my football ticket some time before workouts)
2 - 3 Basketball individual
330 - 430 Strength & Conditioning
530-645 Volunteering with (at the?) Marine Corps
7-9 Dinner with the recruit
woooo, best believe Im sleeping until 1030 ;-)
Sidenote: It is extremely hard to maintain a relationship with this schedule, but my baby is making it easy. Having someone that only wants you to do better is refreshing, and can do nothing less then help take away any stress I may have. My Sboogie understands what I do and respects it, and for that I thank him. I know it has to be hard to have a girlfriend that you never see, and can barely talk to because I'm always doing something... He doesnt sweat it, he's a tough guy (or so he says lol). Its like what my dad says about my mommy, that she just makes life seem so easy. She just has that demeanor to her, that nothing can get in the way of her happiness, and that just makes my daddy a better person. SLove just makes life seem so much easier, because trust, things can always be a lot harder.
Im outta here folks, need to rest my mind and body
Tata for now,
Jay
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Common - I Used to Love Her
I am ON this song right now. I never really listened to the words. And I am reading this book called "After Mecca" for my Women of Color class, and loving it. Education can do so much for you. okay that was a quick entry time to go back to work.
Tata for now,
Jay
Tata for now,
Jay
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Got a long week ahead
Today was a day dedicated to recovery. Monday was a hard day for me emotionally, which tends to take a tole on my body. The moral of the day was that "Our toughness is tested through adversity". And to make this short, we will overcome any obstacles that come our way as a team. And as a team we are the only ones that can get in the way of accomplishing greatness, can't let little things get in the way.
Its almost as if God knew it was time for me to come home and take a nap today, because my class was cancelled. Which goes to show that He will never give you more than you can handle. With that said, I will maintain my focus as an individual, and pray that it trickles down to the people in my life that may need some support.
This week is jam packed with events. We have workouts, media pictures, and its a recruit weekend. Which basically means we will be MIA this weekend.
Stay Tuned,
Jay
Its almost as if God knew it was time for me to come home and take a nap today, because my class was cancelled. Which goes to show that He will never give you more than you can handle. With that said, I will maintain my focus as an individual, and pray that it trickles down to the people in my life that may need some support.
This week is jam packed with events. We have workouts, media pictures, and its a recruit weekend. Which basically means we will be MIA this weekend.
Stay Tuned,
Jay
Monday, September 22, 2008
The weekend just flew by me
So its Monday and I feel like there was no weekend. I spent all day friday cleaning myself up a little. Went to get a get a mani/pedi with my mommy. That felt so good because my feet were looking extremely vicious. My mom and I got a chance to catch up on things which always feels refreshing. My dad put it perfectly, there is jut something about my mom, that makes the hardest things in life seem so easy.
Then I was off to my hair appointment, which I was again way past due for. My friend asked me who I was trying to look cute for? I replied, absolutely nobody, I just pride myself on keeping myself clean cut. I like to look my best at all times, no matter who happens to see me. It isn't for anyone, its for myself. And being an athlete, your skin, feet, fingernails, etc. can get messed up real fast, and I have to take care of it.
The day was filled with a whole bunch of errands! Which means a whole bunch of money being spent! ugh... But I don't splurge as much as I used to. Mostly because I can't. lol. But I have to be responsible and manage what I have, only using my money for the things I need the most. Even with that, the costs add up. But I can live comfortable so there are no complaints.
Sunday was a typical sunday. Layed around for the most part. Watched the WNBA playoffs and then it was off to study hall. A very poductive one at that. I had to write a poem about who I am and call it, "Child of the Americas". I didn't know where to go with it at first, I needed to draw some inspiration from somewhere. So I listened to what has to be one of my favorite poems, biracial hair. A lot of who I am comes from me being a biracial child. And this is exactly what I needed to include in this poem. I needed to talk about my roots. My black roots, my white roots, indian roots, and all that was in between. This is what I came up with...
"Child of the Americas"
I am a product of many things
Many things un-noticed
I am a mixed a breed
A mixed breed mistaken
Often forsaken
For never more than one
Little do they know that I am so much in one.
I am a biracial child and a product of biracial blood.
I am a product of “overcome racism to be together” type of love.
A child of my America
And not the America dreamin one you’re thinkin of.
I am child born into poverty
The kind my mother had to fight generations to get by
To make me a child of prosperity
I am a child of privilege and oppression
Privileged because my mother’s a white woman
Oppressed because she married a black man
So here I stand, and I am proud.
I am a child of a battle well fought
And just for that, I check the other box
I have biracial skin, biracial hair, with a biracial label,
But if you cut me, I do not bleed black and white!
I bleed all that is in me.
I am a child of my roots
From the roots to my head, where my daddy said,
I get from the red roots on my great-grandmothers head.
To the roots of my Creole ancestors
Holding down the soil along the Louisiana Bayou
Fighting amongst Mother Nature and hurricane Katrina
I am a child of my roots
That traveled from Europe and found a home in Chicago
Where my mothers, mothers, mother, started our family a long time ago.
This is my America, a place that I call home
And the soil that I know as my foundation, is not literally the soil of my country
But the foundation who made me their creation
I am a child of my family
With that comes many things, many things noticed
I am my mother’s child
In which I bleed intelligence and beauty
I am my father’s child
In which I bleed courage and wisdom
I am my sister’s sister
In which I bleed laughter and happiness
I am my brother’s sister
In which I bleed passion
In all of this, I have discovered that I bleed love
No color, no shape, no size
I am a child of, if had to be defined
The America that I call mine
I can't really call this the finished product, there's so much more I feel like I need to say. So its still a work in progress. When I got home I read over my familys blog (wesodontgetit.blogspot.com), and I was left with nothing but inspiration, to put my entire life into words! This way I can save them. Words are my form of art. They are my release, and my visions.
I'm off to class and another long hard day.
Todays Schedule:
11-1150 class
1 - 2 team meeting
2-3 open gym
330-5 Workouts
530-7 SAAC meeting (I am a rep for my team)
HOME!
Ta Ta for now
Jay
Then I was off to my hair appointment, which I was again way past due for. My friend asked me who I was trying to look cute for? I replied, absolutely nobody, I just pride myself on keeping myself clean cut. I like to look my best at all times, no matter who happens to see me. It isn't for anyone, its for myself. And being an athlete, your skin, feet, fingernails, etc. can get messed up real fast, and I have to take care of it.
The day was filled with a whole bunch of errands! Which means a whole bunch of money being spent! ugh... But I don't splurge as much as I used to. Mostly because I can't. lol. But I have to be responsible and manage what I have, only using my money for the things I need the most. Even with that, the costs add up. But I can live comfortable so there are no complaints.
Sunday was a typical sunday. Layed around for the most part. Watched the WNBA playoffs and then it was off to study hall. A very poductive one at that. I had to write a poem about who I am and call it, "Child of the Americas". I didn't know where to go with it at first, I needed to draw some inspiration from somewhere. So I listened to what has to be one of my favorite poems, biracial hair. A lot of who I am comes from me being a biracial child. And this is exactly what I needed to include in this poem. I needed to talk about my roots. My black roots, my white roots, indian roots, and all that was in between. This is what I came up with...
"Child of the Americas"
I am a product of many things
Many things un-noticed
I am a mixed a breed
A mixed breed mistaken
Often forsaken
For never more than one
Little do they know that I am so much in one.
I am a biracial child and a product of biracial blood.
I am a product of “overcome racism to be together” type of love.
A child of my America
And not the America dreamin one you’re thinkin of.
I am child born into poverty
The kind my mother had to fight generations to get by
To make me a child of prosperity
I am a child of privilege and oppression
Privileged because my mother’s a white woman
Oppressed because she married a black man
So here I stand, and I am proud.
I am a child of a battle well fought
And just for that, I check the other box
I have biracial skin, biracial hair, with a biracial label,
But if you cut me, I do not bleed black and white!
I bleed all that is in me.
I am a child of my roots
From the roots to my head, where my daddy said,
I get from the red roots on my great-grandmothers head.
To the roots of my Creole ancestors
Holding down the soil along the Louisiana Bayou
Fighting amongst Mother Nature and hurricane Katrina
I am a child of my roots
That traveled from Europe and found a home in Chicago
Where my mothers, mothers, mother, started our family a long time ago.
This is my America, a place that I call home
And the soil that I know as my foundation, is not literally the soil of my country
But the foundation who made me their creation
I am a child of my family
With that comes many things, many things noticed
I am my mother’s child
In which I bleed intelligence and beauty
I am my father’s child
In which I bleed courage and wisdom
I am my sister’s sister
In which I bleed laughter and happiness
I am my brother’s sister
In which I bleed passion
In all of this, I have discovered that I bleed love
No color, no shape, no size
I am a child of, if had to be defined
The America that I call mine
I can't really call this the finished product, there's so much more I feel like I need to say. So its still a work in progress. When I got home I read over my familys blog (wesodontgetit.blogspot.com), and I was left with nothing but inspiration, to put my entire life into words! This way I can save them. Words are my form of art. They are my release, and my visions.
I'm off to class and another long hard day.
Todays Schedule:
11-1150 class
1 - 2 team meeting
2-3 open gym
330-5 Workouts
530-7 SAAC meeting (I am a rep for my team)
HOME!
Ta Ta for now
Jay
Friday, September 19, 2008
Thank God Its Friday
This week went by pretty fast....
11 to 1150 Class
My teacher is officially weird. Shes a women's studies teacher who (and I quote), "uncomfortable talking about sexuality". What in the world??!!! No comment, she just needs to get past that.
I then go home to eat before workouts.
We got our new shoes and stuff today. They are FLYY, and super comfortable. I can't wait to play in them.
2-3 Individuals...
Went really well, and the team is looking really solid. I can feel myself getting into the shape that I need to be in to compete at the highest level. I am beyond basketball hungry right now. That whole sitting out for a year is hitting me right in my stomach. You know, where you get butterflies...right there. Its to the point where I can't wait for practice. All last year i played against my team, it feels so good to finally be playing with them!
330pm hits and I am officially done for the week. It feels so weird not to have anything to do. But its the WNBA playoffs and I can't wait to get home and watch them. So after downing a 32oz Slurpee because its so hot outside, I watch 5 hrs of basketball. Which just makes me want to get up and go to the gym. I have yet to feel like Ive even started my collegiate career, so this whole watching thing needs to end. But its good because I learn from watching but still, I'm ready. I have never ever felt this way about ball before. Where I just wanna run, and shoot, and play. and when I'm done, I wanna keep going, and when I go to sleep, ball is ALL i think about. Sometimes I wanna stop thinking about it so that I can go to sleep! Its true what they say, I eat and sleep basketball. I'm to the point where I can FEEL all this work paying off, it has to!
Just a side note: I never knew that being in a relationship can help you and push you harder. Having my boyfriend around is nothing short of motivation. If I don't feel like pushing myself, he'll push me. If I feel like I'm going to fall or break, he's right there to catch me and pick me up. So maybe I'm just not used to having a guy like him, he's a special one. I know that I would be doing just as well if he wasn't around, but he makes life a whole lot easier. Knowing that he's there after a great or horrible practice makes the weight on my shoulders feel like a cloud. We always talk about how we are a team. Playing basketball for so long I know the importance of a team, and what it needs to function properly. He is the perfect teammate. Having him around is nothing but a blessing and can only help me go further. Love You Sboogie.
11 to 1150 Class
My teacher is officially weird. Shes a women's studies teacher who (and I quote), "uncomfortable talking about sexuality". What in the world??!!! No comment, she just needs to get past that.
I then go home to eat before workouts.
We got our new shoes and stuff today. They are FLYY, and super comfortable. I can't wait to play in them.
2-3 Individuals...
Went really well, and the team is looking really solid. I can feel myself getting into the shape that I need to be in to compete at the highest level. I am beyond basketball hungry right now. That whole sitting out for a year is hitting me right in my stomach. You know, where you get butterflies...right there. Its to the point where I can't wait for practice. All last year i played against my team, it feels so good to finally be playing with them!
330pm hits and I am officially done for the week. It feels so weird not to have anything to do. But its the WNBA playoffs and I can't wait to get home and watch them. So after downing a 32oz Slurpee because its so hot outside, I watch 5 hrs of basketball. Which just makes me want to get up and go to the gym. I have yet to feel like Ive even started my collegiate career, so this whole watching thing needs to end. But its good because I learn from watching but still, I'm ready. I have never ever felt this way about ball before. Where I just wanna run, and shoot, and play. and when I'm done, I wanna keep going, and when I go to sleep, ball is ALL i think about. Sometimes I wanna stop thinking about it so that I can go to sleep! Its true what they say, I eat and sleep basketball. I'm to the point where I can FEEL all this work paying off, it has to!
Just a side note: I never knew that being in a relationship can help you and push you harder. Having my boyfriend around is nothing short of motivation. If I don't feel like pushing myself, he'll push me. If I feel like I'm going to fall or break, he's right there to catch me and pick me up. So maybe I'm just not used to having a guy like him, he's a special one. I know that I would be doing just as well if he wasn't around, but he makes life a whole lot easier. Knowing that he's there after a great or horrible practice makes the weight on my shoulders feel like a cloud. We always talk about how we are a team. Playing basketball for so long I know the importance of a team, and what it needs to function properly. He is the perfect teammate. Having him around is nothing but a blessing and can only help me go further. Love You Sboogie.
Thursday, September 18, 2008
So I'm a day late
Okay so lets see if I remember what happened yesterday.
945 to 1045 Study Hall
I hated having to come to school earlier than I had to, but I got a paper done and felt super duper relieved.
11 to 1150 Class
Again, I swear this teacher womps. We were talking about racism and slavery, which I am always interested in. And my teacher asks the class, "Did anyone ever own a black doll growing up?" So like 5 people raise there hand, and she says, "OhMyGosh are you serious? That's more than I have ever heard of." I see her point, but did she have to be THAT shocked. I don't know, I think she doesnt really understand how she comes off. She seems super oblivious to some things. But whatever moving on.
12 to 1 Eat and rest, enough said
130 to 3 In the gym
Open gym is always fun. Today however, I felt like I couldn't feel my legs. I felt like I was running in slow motion. But today I tried my hardest to work on what I needed to. Better decisions with the ball, a quicker release on my jumper, and handling the ball with confidence. Ball handling seems to be kickin my ass right now and I can't let it knock me. We had some good games and this team is really starting to come together. its a lot more balanced than last year which is good, we have more depth. Can't wait to play.
330 to 5 Strength & conditioning
Short monty today!!! Where we run around the neighborhood and up this hill, which after a while begins to feel like a mountain. But its a good run, very effective and its pretty short. You get done in less than 10 minutes, and I think everyone on my team improved their time from the last time we did it, things are lookin up. So into the weightroom we go to squat our asses off!!! literally. reps of 10 8 6 6 6, NO JOKE!!! and heavy reps at that! Woo, Im headed to the hot tub!
530 to 630
Headed home to eat, shower, and get ready for class. Oh yea and respond to my sisters blog. lol
7 to 940 class
Yes at this point I feel almost exhausted, but I have to find it in me somewhere to stay focused, since I'm working for a 3.5 this semester. but goodness 940!!! My days just seem so long, but if you stay busy like this, they go by fast and are really productive.
Sleep time by midnight =/
Yes today was long and I must keep my head right for the next day. Another day means another day to get better....
tata for now
945 to 1045 Study Hall
I hated having to come to school earlier than I had to, but I got a paper done and felt super duper relieved.
11 to 1150 Class
Again, I swear this teacher womps. We were talking about racism and slavery, which I am always interested in. And my teacher asks the class, "Did anyone ever own a black doll growing up?" So like 5 people raise there hand, and she says, "OhMyGosh are you serious? That's more than I have ever heard of." I see her point, but did she have to be THAT shocked. I don't know, I think she doesnt really understand how she comes off. She seems super oblivious to some things. But whatever moving on.
12 to 1 Eat and rest, enough said
130 to 3 In the gym
Open gym is always fun. Today however, I felt like I couldn't feel my legs. I felt like I was running in slow motion. But today I tried my hardest to work on what I needed to. Better decisions with the ball, a quicker release on my jumper, and handling the ball with confidence. Ball handling seems to be kickin my ass right now and I can't let it knock me. We had some good games and this team is really starting to come together. its a lot more balanced than last year which is good, we have more depth. Can't wait to play.
330 to 5 Strength & conditioning
Short monty today!!! Where we run around the neighborhood and up this hill, which after a while begins to feel like a mountain. But its a good run, very effective and its pretty short. You get done in less than 10 minutes, and I think everyone on my team improved their time from the last time we did it, things are lookin up. So into the weightroom we go to squat our asses off!!! literally. reps of 10 8 6 6 6, NO JOKE!!! and heavy reps at that! Woo, Im headed to the hot tub!
530 to 630
Headed home to eat, shower, and get ready for class. Oh yea and respond to my sisters blog. lol
7 to 940 class
Yes at this point I feel almost exhausted, but I have to find it in me somewhere to stay focused, since I'm working for a 3.5 this semester. but goodness 940!!! My days just seem so long, but if you stay busy like this, they go by fast and are really productive.
Sleep time by midnight =/
Yes today was long and I must keep my head right for the next day. Another day means another day to get better....
tata for now
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Another day at the job
Haven't made it home just yet, and I'm beginning to feel really sleepy. So let's see wat was on todays schedule....
930-1045 Women's Studies: Cross-Cultural perspective
My teacher is officially hilarious. Maybe some wouldn't think of it as humorous because her brutal honesty may offend some people, but I myself find her exteremely fascinating. It is hard to sum up what happened today but I'll try. So my teacher asked the class what we thought of the reading. The reading was by a black woman basically arguing that because whites are priveldged, they tend fight for feminism tends to be more about race and class rather than sex. She argued that we needed to focus a lot more on sisterhood, and put an end to the racial issues. Majority, if not all of my class is white. When asked about the reading, they all said stuff like, it was bad, real one-sided, and stuff like that. They seemed like they were in defense mode. As the lone black person in the class, I sat there feeling the complete opposite from what everyone else saying. The author spoke as a true woman who was oppressed. And the reactions from my peers seemed to fall right along the lines of what she was saying. So after people spoke their opinion, my teacher crosses out what they said about the reading, and said, "Your all wrong". I thought to myself, wow. My teacher told my class that they all got offended because subconsciously, they knew the author was talking to them. She said they everyone in there was were white priveledged women, who cannot see what it is like to be oppressed because of your race. I wanted to stand up and clap. Never in my life would I expect any teacher to say anything like that. And it was true. To have your educator tell you that your priveledged and it might help to open your eyes and try to see it from the other side, can be a bit scary or releaving. To everyone else, they were offended. Myself on the other hand, I felt...well, defended, and a little releaved. My professor was not trying to put anyone down, or put anyone else on a pedistool, she was simply saying that life is about critical thinking, and we all should be able to critical think. I loved it.
11 to 1215 Natural Disasters
Quiz day... So before he handed out the quiz, he said that it was open note, open book, and we can work in groups... How freakin sweet is that?? Because I felt beyond prepared, but after going over the quiz, I probably only felt comfortable answering 1/3 of the questions accurately without any notes or anything. Seemed to be the reaction of the class, but who can complain when we pretty much have permission to cheat. Put it like this, if I didn't get an A, I'll be pissed.
1230 to 130
Locker Room time with my teammates and eating. I swear the people in this athletic facility will have you in tears. Today is was my track girls. Can't blast anyone but let's just say we had a ball today talking about people. It's really a habit that we should all try to break, but when stuff is funny its just funny. Lord forgive us, we mean no harm.
2 to 315
Individuals... I had something to prove to myself today after that last workout. I feel I did it. I was mentally locked in and ready to go. As a team, let's just say I cannot wait until our opener, we are going to be something to watch. Aside from my ball handling, which has always been a challenge, I left the gym with my head up. Everyday is another day to get better. I have a long way to go if I want to be great. Trust, I'm working on it, it doesn't stop here. As for my team, we are right around the corner from accomplishing greatness. You can see the fire in our eyes, in our coaches eyes, we will be ready. So after some shooting, ball handling, passing drills, we finished up the workout with some 3 on 3 stuff. Smells like season to me.
330-4
Ice bath!!!!!!! yes, my legs feel refreshed. Contrary to what people may say or think, ice baths feel great! They seriously only hurt for like 30 seconds, but after your in there, you won't want to get out. Gotta try and keep these legs young and fresh. Sidenote: can't believe I'm 20!
4-6
Study hall. Mind as well get all this work out of the way so when I get home, I can enjoy being at home. Feels good to be ahead, just gotta keep it this way throughout the semester, no let up.
Well, I'm outta here folks... goin home to a homecooked meal ;)...POSSIBLY. I don't know if I could be a stay at home mom. LoL. I grew up rippin and runnin, so I wonder if my future husband will want to be a stay at home dad? lol.
TaTa for now....
930-1045 Women's Studies: Cross-Cultural perspective
My teacher is officially hilarious. Maybe some wouldn't think of it as humorous because her brutal honesty may offend some people, but I myself find her exteremely fascinating. It is hard to sum up what happened today but I'll try. So my teacher asked the class what we thought of the reading. The reading was by a black woman basically arguing that because whites are priveldged, they tend fight for feminism tends to be more about race and class rather than sex. She argued that we needed to focus a lot more on sisterhood, and put an end to the racial issues. Majority, if not all of my class is white. When asked about the reading, they all said stuff like, it was bad, real one-sided, and stuff like that. They seemed like they were in defense mode. As the lone black person in the class, I sat there feeling the complete opposite from what everyone else saying. The author spoke as a true woman who was oppressed. And the reactions from my peers seemed to fall right along the lines of what she was saying. So after people spoke their opinion, my teacher crosses out what they said about the reading, and said, "Your all wrong". I thought to myself, wow. My teacher told my class that they all got offended because subconsciously, they knew the author was talking to them. She said they everyone in there was were white priveledged women, who cannot see what it is like to be oppressed because of your race. I wanted to stand up and clap. Never in my life would I expect any teacher to say anything like that. And it was true. To have your educator tell you that your priveledged and it might help to open your eyes and try to see it from the other side, can be a bit scary or releaving. To everyone else, they were offended. Myself on the other hand, I felt...well, defended, and a little releaved. My professor was not trying to put anyone down, or put anyone else on a pedistool, she was simply saying that life is about critical thinking, and we all should be able to critical think. I loved it.
11 to 1215 Natural Disasters
Quiz day... So before he handed out the quiz, he said that it was open note, open book, and we can work in groups... How freakin sweet is that?? Because I felt beyond prepared, but after going over the quiz, I probably only felt comfortable answering 1/3 of the questions accurately without any notes or anything. Seemed to be the reaction of the class, but who can complain when we pretty much have permission to cheat. Put it like this, if I didn't get an A, I'll be pissed.
1230 to 130
Locker Room time with my teammates and eating. I swear the people in this athletic facility will have you in tears. Today is was my track girls. Can't blast anyone but let's just say we had a ball today talking about people. It's really a habit that we should all try to break, but when stuff is funny its just funny. Lord forgive us, we mean no harm.
2 to 315
Individuals... I had something to prove to myself today after that last workout. I feel I did it. I was mentally locked in and ready to go. As a team, let's just say I cannot wait until our opener, we are going to be something to watch. Aside from my ball handling, which has always been a challenge, I left the gym with my head up. Everyday is another day to get better. I have a long way to go if I want to be great. Trust, I'm working on it, it doesn't stop here. As for my team, we are right around the corner from accomplishing greatness. You can see the fire in our eyes, in our coaches eyes, we will be ready. So after some shooting, ball handling, passing drills, we finished up the workout with some 3 on 3 stuff. Smells like season to me.
330-4
Ice bath!!!!!!! yes, my legs feel refreshed. Contrary to what people may say or think, ice baths feel great! They seriously only hurt for like 30 seconds, but after your in there, you won't want to get out. Gotta try and keep these legs young and fresh. Sidenote: can't believe I'm 20!
4-6
Study hall. Mind as well get all this work out of the way so when I get home, I can enjoy being at home. Feels good to be ahead, just gotta keep it this way throughout the semester, no let up.
Well, I'm outta here folks... goin home to a homecooked meal ;)...POSSIBLY. I don't know if I could be a stay at home mom. LoL. I grew up rippin and runnin, so I wonder if my future husband will want to be a stay at home dad? lol.
TaTa for now....
Monday, September 15, 2008
Its MONDAY!!!
Mondays, oh how we all love Mondays. Its the very beginning of the week, and a whole 5 more days until the weekend. Now that I am at home and have a chance to rest my legs, figured I'd share today's schedule with you.
11am Women's Studies: Sex, Power, and Politics
I am so grateful that my 1st class isn't until 11am, waking up at 10 is great. This teacher on the other hand makes me want to go right back to sleep. What we talk about is interesting, but I swear she is so dull, that it makes it boring. We talked about the stereotypes of different races. And the topic came up about a professor who said, "Blacks are known for their physical parts below the waist, whites are known for their intellectuality, and Asians are somewhere in between". I couldn't believe my ears. You would think that as time passes, people would open up their minds just a little bit, but maybe ignorance cannot be Untaught.
12 to 1
go up to the basketball office and pick up my workout schedule for the following day, visit with coaches, eat my homemade lunch (which is saving me A LOT of money), get taped, and make my way to the gym.
1 to 2
Me and a few of my teammates pull out the shooting gun and get some extra shots up. That gun will get you sweating.
2 to 3
Open gym with the team. I swear everyone felt like we were running in slow motion. This is when it really starts to feel like Monday. All that laying around over the weekend is starting to catch up to me. We played about 6 games, competitive and good games.
330 to 5
This is where the real work starts. This is the part we dread but appreciate the most. Strength & Conditioning with Coach Rich. He starts us off with some stretches, and some ladder exercises. You know where you have to move your feet in and out of that ladder super fast, yeah that. Followed by a little warm up run, just to get our blood going. And then to the field. Yep field, as in football field, as in hot hot turf. I swear that field gets so much bigger every time we run on it. Ill do my best to describe this run. We line up on the sideline of the football field, jog to the hash mark (about 15 yards, and when I say jog, its an uptempo jog), sprint to the far hash mark(about 10 yards), jog to the other end, and do the same thing on the way back. We did that 16 times. I swear it felt like my hamstrings and thighs were about to fall off. But as a team, our pace was good, the hardest part was sprinting like crazy from hash to hash. You could probably see it in our eyes that we were tired, but we kept those sprints up and finished strong.
After that, we run back into the weight room, to get stronger. Did some hang clings, bench press, and some other random exercises and some abs, broke it down, and walked real slow back into the locker room. We knew it was a real effective day. That hour and a half can go by so slow sometimes, but we know that these workouts are going to help us win a championship. The 1st person Pat Summit thanked after winning her national championship last year, was their strength and conditioning coach. You can be as talented as you want, but at this level, you will get nowhere without strength and endurance. We know how important our trainer is, and how much time and effort he puts into us, we couldn't go home knowing we gave him anything less than all we have. There are some days when we have to dig deep to give it to him. Because what our best may seem like to us, is only half of what he KNOWS we can give. He always talks about potential, and how we have yet to reach our potential. We can and will be great, because of the hours we put into it.
So today I'm going to wrap it up with some studying, reading, and some Monday night football. Resting to wake up to another day to get better. Another day of school and workouts. My personal goal for tomorrow is to be mentally locked in to what my coach is saying, and go my hardest with no mistakes. I mean no little mistakes. I feel like I haven't really played basketball for years, and especially coming fresh off of a red shirt year, where I had to sit out, I have to get my mind and body back into the swing of things. Get back to doing things right, smart, and how I know how to do them. Focus is key in this business.
TaTa for now...
11am Women's Studies: Sex, Power, and Politics
I am so grateful that my 1st class isn't until 11am, waking up at 10 is great. This teacher on the other hand makes me want to go right back to sleep. What we talk about is interesting, but I swear she is so dull, that it makes it boring. We talked about the stereotypes of different races. And the topic came up about a professor who said, "Blacks are known for their physical parts below the waist, whites are known for their intellectuality, and Asians are somewhere in between". I couldn't believe my ears. You would think that as time passes, people would open up their minds just a little bit, but maybe ignorance cannot be Untaught.
12 to 1
go up to the basketball office and pick up my workout schedule for the following day, visit with coaches, eat my homemade lunch (which is saving me A LOT of money), get taped, and make my way to the gym.
1 to 2
Me and a few of my teammates pull out the shooting gun and get some extra shots up. That gun will get you sweating.
2 to 3
Open gym with the team. I swear everyone felt like we were running in slow motion. This is when it really starts to feel like Monday. All that laying around over the weekend is starting to catch up to me. We played about 6 games, competitive and good games.
330 to 5
This is where the real work starts. This is the part we dread but appreciate the most. Strength & Conditioning with Coach Rich. He starts us off with some stretches, and some ladder exercises. You know where you have to move your feet in and out of that ladder super fast, yeah that. Followed by a little warm up run, just to get our blood going. And then to the field. Yep field, as in football field, as in hot hot turf. I swear that field gets so much bigger every time we run on it. Ill do my best to describe this run. We line up on the sideline of the football field, jog to the hash mark (about 15 yards, and when I say jog, its an uptempo jog), sprint to the far hash mark(about 10 yards), jog to the other end, and do the same thing on the way back. We did that 16 times. I swear it felt like my hamstrings and thighs were about to fall off. But as a team, our pace was good, the hardest part was sprinting like crazy from hash to hash. You could probably see it in our eyes that we were tired, but we kept those sprints up and finished strong.
After that, we run back into the weight room, to get stronger. Did some hang clings, bench press, and some other random exercises and some abs, broke it down, and walked real slow back into the locker room. We knew it was a real effective day. That hour and a half can go by so slow sometimes, but we know that these workouts are going to help us win a championship. The 1st person Pat Summit thanked after winning her national championship last year, was their strength and conditioning coach. You can be as talented as you want, but at this level, you will get nowhere without strength and endurance. We know how important our trainer is, and how much time and effort he puts into us, we couldn't go home knowing we gave him anything less than all we have. There are some days when we have to dig deep to give it to him. Because what our best may seem like to us, is only half of what he KNOWS we can give. He always talks about potential, and how we have yet to reach our potential. We can and will be great, because of the hours we put into it.
So today I'm going to wrap it up with some studying, reading, and some Monday night football. Resting to wake up to another day to get better. Another day of school and workouts. My personal goal for tomorrow is to be mentally locked in to what my coach is saying, and go my hardest with no mistakes. I mean no little mistakes. I feel like I haven't really played basketball for years, and especially coming fresh off of a red shirt year, where I had to sit out, I have to get my mind and body back into the swing of things. Get back to doing things right, smart, and how I know how to do them. Focus is key in this business.
TaTa for now...
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Just Another Sunday
Well, another day of football and studying. The Chargers lose in almost the exact same way they did last week. As soon as the 1minute mark hits, me and my teammate spin usually start aiming eachother, either super excited or extremely disapppointed. lol. But the raiders got a win. Ironically I am a raider fan and my dad hates it. oh well. 5pm study hall I swear is the worst. My team has study hall every sunday from 5 to 7, which has its good and bads. Of course we NEVER want to go because its right smack in the middle of the day, and we would all rather be in bed watching tv and eating. Which is probably why its mandatory. It does help to have a place to go to get your work done that is due the next week. Helps alot more when you HAVE to be here, because it forces you to do your work. We all get here and talk about how we DONT wanna be here. One of these days, me and my team will stop complaining about everything my coach MAKES us do, because I think subconsciously, we all know it helps us for the better. It all makes sense, just the whole getting out of bed and driving to the school makes us not want to go. Its all good though. Now I am ahead of the game for my studies next week. Natural Disasters quiz on tuesday, I am pretty confident about it. Shouldn't be that hard, since I've been paying attention and I am interested in the subject. Especially with all of the hurricanes, fires, and earthquakes we've been dealing with over the past decade. A paper due thursday, and a grip of reading due for wednesday. So far I'm on pace for a great semester.
School alone is hard to juggle, when you add basketball to the equation, you realize that you cannot have anything else to focus on. Your everything must go into being a great STUDENT-ATHLETE. Sometimes it seems like the word athlete should come first. We are allowed to miss class to compete. And I swear more time goes into working out and practice then the classroom. That's where our dedication comes in. Because we cannot play unless we keep our grades decent, and more importantly, we won't graduate, now we can understand why student comes 1st. I have to make my mind up to apply myself to the classroom just as hard as I apply myself on the court. It gets tiring, some would call it exhausting, but at the end of the day, its a blessing. I don't know what else I would be doing anyway, probably just sitting around lol. This all may contribute to why so many people look up to us as athletes. We have to do it right to get respect. But if we don't do it right, we fail.
And this is why we go to study hall ;)
School alone is hard to juggle, when you add basketball to the equation, you realize that you cannot have anything else to focus on. Your everything must go into being a great STUDENT-ATHLETE. Sometimes it seems like the word athlete should come first. We are allowed to miss class to compete. And I swear more time goes into working out and practice then the classroom. That's where our dedication comes in. Because we cannot play unless we keep our grades decent, and more importantly, we won't graduate, now we can understand why student comes 1st. I have to make my mind up to apply myself to the classroom just as hard as I apply myself on the court. It gets tiring, some would call it exhausting, but at the end of the day, its a blessing. I don't know what else I would be doing anyway, probably just sitting around lol. This all may contribute to why so many people look up to us as athletes. We have to do it right to get respect. But if we don't do it right, we fail.
And this is why we go to study hall ;)
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Wadda Saturday
May I take a second to point out the price of groceries at every grocery store EXCEPT Food 4 less here in San Diego. So me and my guy go to Ralphs to get some basic stuff...butter, bread, etc. I swear I walked out of there with 6 items at most and spent dang near 30 dollars!!! When right down the street, I couldve got the same stuff and maybe more for half that price. I'm sorry but being a college student is tough. You start to learn how much your parents spend on you growing up. And do not get me started on the price of CEREAL!!! why does it cost like 5 dollars for a box?! Props to my parents for puttin up with us only wanting the froot loops, honey comb, and all the most expensive cereals out there. LOL. So here's my question, is it actually cheaper to cook rather than eating out??? With the cost of groceries you wouldn't think so, but groceries can go a lot further. Who knows... after all, its all about eating healthy right? RIGHT! I'm telling you, you feel that cheeseburger when your running during strength and conditioning. But being a college student, living away from the dorms where they don't cook for you, I live off of hamburger helper and corn. And of course cereal, which I really savor because of the dang price.
So after my analyzing of that grocery store, I sat down for the rest of the day and watched college football. I think last weekend had much better games to watch. I hate to blast my boys from UCLA, because I love them to death, but 59 to 0 the final score, almost brought tears to my eyes. That has to suck. As hard as you work every single day to not score a single point, and allow the other team to score 59, ugh...heartbreaking. My fellow Aztecs are up in San Jose as we speak seeking their first win, and USC remains #1 in the land.
So with a trip to the grocery store, some college football, and some consistant reading for one of my classes, it pretty much sums up my saturday. And for some reason, I feel sleepy. ha...go figure. Just the thought of the week ahead makes me want to take complete advantage of these days off, because trust me, on the days that I don't have off, I wish I was doing exactly what I did today. (not all the time, you get hungry to be in that gym and weight room. Trust me this won't last long). Oh yea, just a sidenote: those jokes that are on popsicle sticks are RETARDED, but they always make me laugh. However, I'm always left judging the people who are forced to write them. Their job is to strictly TRY to entertain after we've filled our tummys with frozen fruit flavored water, wadda job. ha...
Well, I'm off to...well, watch some more football and pretty much finish up my saturday by doing nothing. Ohhhh...to do nothing, lovely. Excitement is to come ya'll, STAY TUNED
So after my analyzing of that grocery store, I sat down for the rest of the day and watched college football. I think last weekend had much better games to watch. I hate to blast my boys from UCLA, because I love them to death, but 59 to 0 the final score, almost brought tears to my eyes. That has to suck. As hard as you work every single day to not score a single point, and allow the other team to score 59, ugh...heartbreaking. My fellow Aztecs are up in San Jose as we speak seeking their first win, and USC remains #1 in the land.
So with a trip to the grocery store, some college football, and some consistant reading for one of my classes, it pretty much sums up my saturday. And for some reason, I feel sleepy. ha...go figure. Just the thought of the week ahead makes me want to take complete advantage of these days off, because trust me, on the days that I don't have off, I wish I was doing exactly what I did today. (not all the time, you get hungry to be in that gym and weight room. Trust me this won't last long). Oh yea, just a sidenote: those jokes that are on popsicle sticks are RETARDED, but they always make me laugh. However, I'm always left judging the people who are forced to write them. Their job is to strictly TRY to entertain after we've filled our tummys with frozen fruit flavored water, wadda job. ha...
Well, I'm off to...well, watch some more football and pretty much finish up my saturday by doing nothing. Ohhhh...to do nothing, lovely. Excitement is to come ya'll, STAY TUNED
INTRO
I figured that since I love to write, I would blog it. I also figured that my life has to be interesting enough that people will want to read about it, and if not, at least I'll have a well kept record of the events in my life.
The name is Jerica, but most call me Jay. I am a 20 year old woman, and a student athlete at San Diego State University. One of the main reasons that I wanted to start this blog is to give people an inside look in the life of a student-athlete. The grooling schedules and pressure can only be appreciated by the ones who have done it, and are doing it. Do not get me wrong, I LOVE what I do and would not change it for the world. Only recently have I come to realize that many people would kill to be in the position that I have been blessed to be in. I believe that some people, and may I note that everyone is entitled to their own opinion, would consider student athletes to be lucky. I beg to differ that luck has anything to do with scholarship athletes. It is about hardwork, determination, and as my coach loves to say, mental toughness. Not discrediting what "regular" students do. As we love to call them. I respect any and everyone who is passionate about whatever it is that they do.
okay I am beginning to ramble... with this blog I plan to share the days of my life with you as they pass. From the great days, to the down days, to the days where I swear nothing happened. From my laughs to tears, my only goal is document the moments that I may take for granted.
Stay tuned and enjoy
The name is Jerica, but most call me Jay. I am a 20 year old woman, and a student athlete at San Diego State University. One of the main reasons that I wanted to start this blog is to give people an inside look in the life of a student-athlete. The grooling schedules and pressure can only be appreciated by the ones who have done it, and are doing it. Do not get me wrong, I LOVE what I do and would not change it for the world. Only recently have I come to realize that many people would kill to be in the position that I have been blessed to be in. I believe that some people, and may I note that everyone is entitled to their own opinion, would consider student athletes to be lucky. I beg to differ that luck has anything to do with scholarship athletes. It is about hardwork, determination, and as my coach loves to say, mental toughness. Not discrediting what "regular" students do. As we love to call them. I respect any and everyone who is passionate about whatever it is that they do.
okay I am beginning to ramble... with this blog I plan to share the days of my life with you as they pass. From the great days, to the down days, to the days where I swear nothing happened. From my laughs to tears, my only goal is document the moments that I may take for granted.
Stay tuned and enjoy
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