Profile: Nicole Fillmore

Hard work, heavy breathing, grass stains, and cheers are all things we think of when on the subject of sports. However, sports come with sweat, struggles, and injuries. Football, basketball, baseball, soccer, etc. Are all collision is the violent striking of an object or person against another.
It all occurred during a soccer game on February, on Myrtle Beach's state of the art turf, Carolina Forrest's Nicole collided with a Myrtle Beach Seahawk player. The game was neck to neck, each team having one goal. Going into the 2nd period Nicole waited anxiously as she watched Seahawk green and Panther burgundy battle for the ball. Seconds later, a Myrtle Beach forward came down field and Nicole fell into stance at goalie. Bracing her blue eyes on what she was going to be a big play, Nicole was interrupted by a "Snap, Crack, and Pop." Nicole made her way onto the sideline under on power in excruciating pain. While bracing her knee on the sideline, thoughts raced through her head, "That's it... I'm done...It's Over!" The burgundy Panthers went on without her, victorious over the Seahawks.
Two weeks after the game Nicole visited the knee therapist. SHE HAD TORN HER ACL! Nicole went through her senior year never playing in a game of soccer again. The specialist told Nicole that she had torn her ACL completely, and needed to have immediate surgery. In addition to several weeks of therapy, Nicole would need a cartilage replacement surgery. Challenges of learning how to get dressed, walk properly, and use the bathroom lingered in the future.
Months went on and Nicole regained all of her strength and learned everything properly. Due to the challenge and goals she was forced to face, Nicole believes the surgery and physical therapy made her a stronger person.