I thought Svetlana wasn't going to be able to make it to the FF (see last pic)
Yeah, we were told she was in Albany because she couldn't make Tampa. I just stumbled (as I am wont to do) into a thoroughly informative look at Sveta growing up in the SI Vault and thought others might enjoy it too.
A taste:
"But she was determined. When she was nine, her coaches lined up
the 30 kids who had been going to the school for two years and
announced which of them would go on to the next level. After
calling the names of 18 girls, one coach looked at Svetlana and
said, "And I guess we'll try what's-her-name." Says Abrosimova:
"That was the turning point in my life. I didn't want to be the
person who is picked last, the worst on the team. I wanted people
to know my name."
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"When she told her Russian coaches of her plans, they vowed to have her
banished from national teams and warned her that she was giving
up the potential of a hefty Russian professional paycheck--the
equivalent of $5,000 a month, they said, more than 10 times what
Oleg made at the shipyard--to sit on the bench in America for no
money. Undaunted, Svetlana flew west in August 1997 with two
small bags and enough money to buy airfare home if the U.S.
proved to be the wrong choice. "
Her's is an admirable story is it not.
Style Points No matter how she wears her hair, UConn's two-time All-America forward, Svetlana Abrosimova, has the look of a winner
And, yes,
@dannykuconn keep those lens clear and ready! Thanks for a great year.
