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Soccer peers faced adversity and moved past trials for triumph
How someone deals with adversity, challenges and change can tell volumes about that person.
What Samson Malijani and Bobby Warshaw have had to go through are on different ends of the spectrum, yet they handled it with grace, dignity and determination.
Malijani, a senior striker at Fairleigh Dickinson University, lost his parents to a car accident at the age of 10 and had to overcome a serious knee injury that he feared would end his career.
Warshaw, a senior…
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Soccer peers faced adversity and moved past trials for triumph
How someone deals with adversity, challenges and change can tell volumes about that person.
What Samson Malijani and Bobby Warshaw have had to go through are on different ends of the spectrum, yet they handled it with grace, dignity and determination.
Malijani, a senior striker at Fairleigh Dickinson University, lost his parents to a car accident at the age of 10 and had to overcome a serious knee injury that he feared would end his career.
Warshaw, a senior…
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Early obstacles become springboards to career paths for soccer standouts
Katherine Sheeleigh turned the most frustrating time of her adult life into a career path.
A soccer player at Harvard and one of 10 finalists for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award, Sheeleigh is familiar with success. But she faced a great deal of adversity to get to that point, and in that respect, she has a lot in common with fellow finalist Rachel Shipley of Texas A&M.
The Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award honors senior student-athletes who exemplify the four Cs — community, classroom,… Continue Reading
Ponder represents the past, present and future of Florida State football
Florida State quarterback Christian Ponder has a different definition of a comeback. In 2009’s ninth game, he threw his fourth interception of the game to Clemson’s DeAndre McDaniel. Frustrated, Ponder chased down McDaniel, met him at the sideline, lowered his shoulder and, well, that was the end of his season. Ponder separated said shoulder.
After his own comeback—surgery and months of rehab—Ponder became the 2010 poster boy for Florida State’s comeback. He’s… Continue Reading
Feisty setters function as the engine that makes a volleyball team go
As a setter, Lexi Zimmerman watches counterparts at her position with a critical eye.
Many times, what Zimmerman sees looks very familiar. Even in warm-ups.
“In something as silly as pepper, you can see that setters are usually the ones on their team who are super feisty and super aggressive. They do everything to not let a ball hit the court,” Zimmerman said. “It’s kind of weird or odd, but I see that all the time.”
That competitiveness doesn’t just manifest itself… Continue Reading
