Killer Moments

Navajo Prep. Varsity #44 - Home 

Everyone has that one sport or on event that they enjoyed a lot in life, and my sport was basketball. Basketball took me places I never thought I could go and it made me a lot of friends and most important it was a life lesson for me. I've been playing basketball for 12 years, and with the 12 years I've been playing there was a lot of ups and downs that has happen for me. And after all the years I've been playing I hardly play any basketball because of one fear.But what got me interested in basketball, when I was little girl I remember that my older sister took me to the park and started doing all these fancy moves and me had no skills what so ever but somehow I manage to steal the ball away from my sister, and I remember my sister shock face of the impossible I have done (but then I think she did that to make me feel good about myself). That was the day I have decided that was going play basketball, so I tried out for my 4^th grade and made it and ever since then I've been playing in middle school and throughout high school. But ever since I started playing I was picked first five and captain, to me I was really proud to be first five but then I think it was because I was taller than most girls that I played against. And when i started playing over the summer, my main goal was to get MVP (Most Valuable Player). It was my goal because i always got all tourney and sportsmanship award, but guess what I got MVP and I was awarded with 2 jackets, a shirt, and a woman basketball (I gave a jacket to my dad because he drove me 4 hours to my tournament and supporting me). But with all the tournaments I hit up, I traveled far and got to go places and meet wonderful people who gave me advice and gave me good complements. From growing each summer I get offers to play for another team and I did, I took them opportunities and made the most of them. 

(District Champs)

(N.A.B.I. basketball tournament) 

When I started playing at the high school level I practiced 4 hours a day. (2 hours of girls practice and then another 2 hours practicing with the boys), when I practiced with the boys I was happy that the coach let me run with them but he said that, “if you start then you have to finish with us.”, and so I did. Also not to mention that I transfer schools right after middle school, I transfer to Navajo Preparatory School Inc., and it was fun to play against some of my old friend because we always goof off on the court. As the years pasted on the time really speed up because in one blink it was my senior year and I was excited for basketball season because my goal was to get a basketball scholarship and finish off with a big bang.

But unfortunately I could not fulfill my dreams that I planned since I was a little girl, because I ended up dislocating my knee in the beginning of the season, and from their I had no playing time and I was resting up not thinking it could be that bad. Well after begging  my doctor for a release form, and I mean I begged him to sign the form saying it was okay for me to play again. Once I got the release forms I was back in gear I was winning some games and I was enjoying my senior year. But hopes crash of finishing again, because this time ended up dislocating my knee again and this time it was worst. It was worst this time that I ended up getting surgery, I tore my MCL (Medial Collateral Ligament) and I also ended up losing 10% of my knee cap.

(Left knee)

After my knee surgery I went into denial, I just felt sorry for myself and I didn't want to do anything anymore I felt like my world has ended. It got really bad to here I did not want to believe in god no more and I was eating, but from my poor choices I got chubby and hurt my family from it. But at the end of senior year I have not played basketball but I did said sorry to my parents for how I been acting and I did ask god for forgiveness. Then when I went to college I was asked to play basketball for an intramural team and I was hesitant to play because I was scared that I was going to mess up knee again or even hurt my right side of my knee, but then I change my mind because I miss playing a sport that brought happiness to my life so I got over my fear for the game and well to be honest I did pretty damn good job because I was posting up and did my moves, and won some games. But that moment I was playing I felt the happiness on the inside of me enjoying what I use to love and forgot my problems.

Overall I am still afraid to mess up my knee again but I am planning to get back into shape and play basketball again and re-earn my nick name aka Beast (I got the name Beast because I was not nice and I was rough with other players at the bottom). In the mean time I will keep it safe and wear my knee brace, and my goal is to be better than I was in high school.