PASSION

It was supposed to be the first day of my grown-up life. My first time alone, playing basketball abroad. It became the first day of my new, second life, though……

We have an expression in my parents’ motherland, Greece, that says “eise o kai legese”. It means something like “you are and your name is”, to describe what you do.…

Life decisions and fate are obviously very profound matters. My outlook is that the ideal thing to do is always give our best to everything we do. After that, whatever…

I don’t like the “label” that says “inspiration”. I honestly prefer the one referring to me just as “fitness coach”. Sometimes it’s really sad to be an inspiration but nobody…

I had just finished my college career in the States and had come back to Greece. I hadn’t decided yet about the Greek team I would play for, when I…

Everyone always asks me… “Touly, what exactly do you do?”. My name is Batouly Fatoumata Camara. I am a Muslim woman and first-gen Guinean. I am also a native New…

For most individuals, obstacles are not part of their dreams. They do not acknowledge and deal with obstacles courageously. Most, if not everyone, is pursuing a dream. However, very few…

Growing up, injury was never a fear of mine. I had many fears, but injury was never even a thought in the back of my mind. I had a simple…

Sometimes I try to take myself out of Maria, so I can understand that what I have accomplished so far is quite enormous. But then, when everything returns to normal,…