Sports Feature: Girls' Basketball Captain, Danielle Robinson




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Finishing Strong


By, Nefertiti Cooper


This is the last year that senior Danielle Robinson will play basketball on a high school level. Danielle started her basketball career at BRICK Avon Academy where she played for coach Marc Harris. Many high schools wanted Danielle on her team and while she started her high school career with Shabazz’s Lady Bulldogs. She eventually made the right choice and became a Phoenix. Danielle took some time out of her busy schedule to sit down and share her thoughts with me about her final season. Danielle has several options for college. The colleges that she's considering are California State, Florida State and Georgia State.

By the time she was able to grant me an interview she’d recently hit a basketball milstone by scoring 1,000 points for the duration of her career.


How does this season feel knowing that this is your last year here at Uni?

“It is a very intense and emotional feeling knowing this will be my last time playing with these amazing and talented group of ladies.”

Did you set any goals for yourself going into this season?

“Yes my main goal was to get win a state championship and win a Tournament Of Champions” This is a tournament that you win after your win the state championships.”

Name something you’re most proud of your team for.


“I’m most proud of is there ambition and hunger to win it all.”

What predictions are you willing to make for yourself and the team this season?

"My only prediction is that we will win it all."






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Danielle is the captain of her team and usually the highest scorer but every great leader realizes that no one person can do everything alone. When asked about why they are successful and to identify something that the Lady Phoenix has that other teams don’t, Danielle had this to say.


“Our secret weapon are our two freshman varsity players, Tanisha Tucker and Tara Johnson. We also have most of our players that won a state championship last year still playing. I think we may win it all because I have a team full of soldiers that’s going to fight for what we want. As a team we want to win. Our team has a chip on our shoulders. We been overlooked, doubted and disrespected. No other team has gone through that but we won’t let that get in our way.


"We will use that as our motivation to win it all.”

As of right now they have a pretty good shot at it. The girls’ record is 11-1.

Comments

  1. well put together, love the article.

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  2. Great Article, i love the interview questions

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