Summary: Jacki Gemelos is a professional basketball player who has endured 5 ACL reconstructions. Jacki now is 6 years past her last injury and we talk everything from why she continued to push through all the adversity to what she wants her legacy to be in the sport. Some other things we hit on: • Who influenced her to play when she was younger • How in 1998, the WNBA helped her see her dreams • How she felt alienated throughout the ACL recovery process • How it took time to find the silver lining • Gets real about how she lost a lot of personal confidence in not playing • How working hard wasn’t the issue it was the not being able to live out my dreams • How she didn’t feel like herself until 2.5/3 years to feel like herself again consistency = confidence • How her dream of playing in the WNBA was something she wanted to prove to herself , and others, she could do • How the process of getting closer and getting cut allowed her to acknowledge she could get there • How picking her physical therapist and sports performance people really helped her in her last recovery Stick to the end because you will want to wait till you hear her advice she would of given herself before all of this happened. Connect with Jacki here: https://www.instagram.com/jacki23 https://twitter.com/jackig_23
