Monique Stevens '17 Recruiting Profile

My college aspirations is to push myself to the greatest of my ability. I have been playing basketball since I was in third grade and I’ve loved it ever since I could remember basketball is my escape from the world its how I get my frustrations’ out its what make the bad day that I have better when I play basketball I know ill always have an escape from the real world. My aspiration for college basketball is to great my own leagued to be different from other player to stand out its been my dream to play college ball since I was in sixth grade I’ve always told every one of my coaches is what makes me different is to my basketball isn’t just a game it’s away of life its not a game its an art just like painter painting on a canvas it takes time and patients to create something beautiful same thing goes from basketball we all have to practices our moves to make them like a beautiful painting. What would make me different from other players is my speed I’m not very tall but I use it to my advantage on defense I uses tall dribblers to me advantage because I can tip the ball away from them and I can help stop the play. What also makes me different is my heart other players say they have heart but I'm in the gym almost 9 hours a day my mind set and heart is what keeps me in the gym I'm always thinking about my opponent and thinking how there working hard and I’m always telling myself that I will work harder than them. I am a very competitive player and I think that’s one of my main reasons I work so hard because weather it be in practice in a game I always want to be working harder than the person next to me.

Even though I'm a competitive player I always believe that the team should come first it takes five to win a game not just one person and I believe to win a game everyone has to be involved. I am a big team player and I believe that I should as a point guard always put the team before myself I am the leader but I am not the boss. I believe I have pretty high aspirations to fill but I'm willing to put the work into it and I believe this is how I show I am different than other players.