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Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Blades United: |
Further Personal Information | |
| Higher education | Business Administration - Midland College: Texas, USA |
General Interest | |
| Other sports | Before taking up basketball she played netball at a high level in Jamaica. She was so successful in the sport that she was recalled to the Jamaican national team in 2006. She had not played for the national team for three years while she was studying in the USA but she came to the aid of the national team in the lead up to the 2007 World Netball Championships. (sportsjamaica.com, 09 Nov 2006) She had success representing her Jamaican high school in high jump, long jump and football. In 1998 she was offered a track scholarship to Iowa University. During the 2005 season at Texas A&M she was a member of both the basketball and track [high jump] teams. (lionathletics.cstv.com, 17 Apr 2007) |
| Most influential person in career | Texas A&M assistant coach Summer Sparnon has had the greatest influence on her career. "We are like a family. Coach Summer isn't just a coach, she's like a sister." (lionathletics.cstv.com, 17 Apr 2007) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Preferred position / style / stance / technique | Forward |
International Debut | |
| Competing for | Jamaica |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | TT. (lionathletics.cstv.com, 17 Apr 2007) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Coach from which country? | United States |
Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Kingston, JAM |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Listening to music, dancing, eating, reading and surfing the net. (Athlete, 24 Apr 2002) Shopping. (Athlete, 08 Oct 2010) |
| Injuries | Sprained my left ankle in 1999 and was sidelined for six weeks. Sprained my MCL last November, while playing basketball in college and was sidelined for almost three weeks. (Athlete, 24 Apr 2002) |
| Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs | I roll one of my socks higher than the other. (Athlete, 24 Apr 2002) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning the silver medal at the World Youth Cup in Wales. (Athlete, 08 Oct 2010) |
| Famous relatives | Obinna White - Basketball. (Athlete, 24 Apr 2002) Kemar McLeish - Basketball. (Athlete, 08 Oct 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | "I wanted to try a team sport since I was used to doing track and field". She started the sport to be cool. |
General Interest | |
| Hero / Idol | Jean Rumble (Athlete, 08 Oct 2010) |
| Awards and honours | In 2001 she was selected on Caribbean All-Star Basketball team, after just playing basketball for three months. (Athlete, 24 Apr 2002) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Handedness | Right |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She began the sport in primary school at the age of 10. |
International Debut | |
| Tournament | Caribbean under 16 tournament |
Further Personal Information | |
| Languages | English |
General Interest | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | Be the best of whatever you are. (Athlete, 24 Apr 2002) |