Sometimes, I have trouble breathing.
When I was 12, I fell off a 10-foot ladder and bruised my ribs on impact. For the next few days, breathing was a necessary yet unenviable task, as was laughing and coughing and sitting up straight.
After a few weeks the pain subsided, and years later it's virtually nonexistent. But if I slouch a certain way or breathe too heavily, I can still feel it (and I still have an irrational fear of 10-foot ladders).
And then there's Emma Bozek, a star for the North Carolina field hockey team. After having difficulty breathing for her entire life, doctors diagnosed her with a sequestered lung after her junior season — forcing her off the field in 2015.
But this season, Bozek is back and better than ever. On Saturday, the senior scored her first goal since 2014, leading the No. 3 Tar Heels to two weekend wins.
Maybe I should try my hand at ladders again, after all.
Stories from the weekend
- In UNC's 48-23 win over Illinois on Saturday, Mitch Trubisky showed what the numbers could not.
- A year on the sidelines couldn't keep Emma Bozek from scoring her first goal and leading the field hockey team to an undefeated weekend.
- The volleyball team faced reality after splitting the ACC-Big Ten Challenge against two top-five teams.
Season preview
- After defying expectations in 2015-16, the women's golf team looks to do it again this season.
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