Kristi Kingma Q&A
Senior Kristi Kingma, who is out for the 2011-12 season with a torn ACL, answered a few questions recently about her injury and rehabilitation for the next issue of Dawgs Digest magazine. Look for the story in next month's issue! Here are a few excerpts from the interview:
How has Abdul Gaddy, who recently underwent the same issue, helped and encouraged you? "Abdul's been so great ever since I tore my ACL. He reached out to me and was like 'Hey I'm praying for you, you're in my thoughts' and every time I see him in the weight room or the training room, he's always asking me how I'm doing. Obviously, it's not great that he went through that, but it's great to have someone who so recently went through it and to see him having success so quickly after surgery, it definitely gives me hope that I'll follow in the same footsteps as him. He hasn't really given me advice, but he'll see me in the training room and be like 'Yeah, that hurts' or 'Yeah, I remember that' or 'I understand what you're going through'. [He's] just saying that everything is going to be ok."
How has your role on the team changed since getting injured? "It's so much different because, last year, I was mainly the vocal leader on the court, pulling people into huddles, calling plays, and I can't do that this year. I can't be on the court this year. I'm still leading but more from the sidelines and more of my work or my role on the team is more just encouragement than ever before. Now I'm sitting on the sidelines and actually watching, so I can directly see [what's happening]. It gives me a chance to learn, a chance to see a new perspective." Why should Husky fans and others come watch the UW women's basketball team this season?
"Husky fans should come watch us this season because we've got a really good mix of senior leadership [and also] young players. I think anytime you mix young players with older players, it's exciting, because the young players are fun and energetic and they have so much energy and the older players are savvy veterans who just know how to get work done. I think that's a good mix and I think we're really going to surprise people this year and if you haven't seen Coach McGuff coach, you're really going to enjoy his sideline...gestures." No TrackBacksTrackBack URL: http://cstv.collegesports.com/mt/mt-tb.cgi/26701 IMPORTANT LINKSMOST RECENT POSTS
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