President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition

Karyn Ridgeway's Story: In the Zone

Fitness, Sports, Title IX | February, 13 2013

By: Karyn Ridgeway, Physician

I remember it clearly: I was 10, sitting in the back of our car. It was a hot day and I had my face pressed against the window. I was watching my eight-year-old brother try out for Little League and I was jumping out of my skin. It was killing me that I couldn’t try out. I could throw and catch pretty well ... and I was fast. Suddenly, my mom left the car and walked right up to one of the coaches. I watched as she talked, gesturing back at me. She ran back and opened the car door: “Okay, Karyn, you’re on!”

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