hard choices are sometimes just hard.
I found this utterly compelling, and really convicting in a sense, too. To choose what you really love in the face of expectations is a powerful sacrifice.
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January 3rd, 2009 at 12:32 pm
Yes! Let’s hear it for speaking your own truth.
January 3rd, 2009 at 2:49 pm
Wow, that is very compelling. Thanks for posting it.
January 3rd, 2009 at 3:51 pm
Growing up with a brother who was a high profile athlete (track), and feeling the pressure to outdo him on the way up at all times, this story really touched me. And my situation was peanuts compared to DelleDonne’s.
(Luckily I had parents that got completely out of the way on the issue, and I did my own thing…to the tune of even more sports than my bro…hehe)
She wasn’t just in a sport she hated, she was the top recruit in the entire nation. And offered a spot on the best college team in the country - essentially a Boston Celtics spot in women’s college hoops. Immeasurable cultural pressure on her to keep going.
I’m so proud of her it’s silly.
January 3rd, 2009 at 8:03 pm
I’m not an athlete, but I learned a tough lesson a year ago that things backfire when you don’t listen to your inner voice. I’d been with my fiance for four years and I’d fallen out of love with him two years before, and I knew we were in a rut. I knew things weren’t right, but I made a conscious decision to settle. He realized it, and he dumped me, and my whole life fell apart. I should have taken control of the situation when I realized there was an insurmountable problem, rather than leaving it to fate to do it for me. I would have been kinder to myself than the universe was!
January 5th, 2009 at 9:58 am
Something similar happened when I quit dance. It took such an investment of my parents’ time and money, that I didn’t realize how much they had emotionally invested as well. I’m going to try an instill in my son that being honest is always best, because I want him to find something he truly loves.
March 29th, 2009 at 11:44 am
Awesome vid - thanks for posting it. This is useful to me as a parent to remember to accept my kids unconditionally and listen to what they want, rather than what I want for them (which isn’t always one and the same). What a brave girl Elena Delle Donne is - I hope my own kids grow up with that much backbone.
July 16th, 2009 at 11:19 am
That was so compelling and inspiring.
Thanks for sharing the link– I’m so glad I stumbled upon it on your site.
July 16th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
This really resonated with me…thanks for sharing, Meg. I suffered a career burnout with a career I had previously been passionate about. When you realize you’ve lost your way from your almost singular focus in life, it’s so hard, but there’s absolutely no turning back…no pretending. Elena’s only other choice would’ve been far worse than turning away and doing what she needed to do for herself. She’s an inspiration for us all to listen to our inner voice and trust ourselves. Again, thanks for sharing this. :)