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    TREAT THE MAN, NOT THE SCAN
    nicole calder
    • Jul 16, 2020
    • 2 min

    TREAT THE MAN, NOT THE SCAN

    last tuesday i had surgery on my knee to repair a torn meniscus and to remove the screw from my previous surgery. prior to surgery i had...
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    THE STORIES WE TELL OURSELVES
    nicole calder
    • Jul 6, 2020
    • 1 min

    THE STORIES WE TELL OURSELVES

    after receiving the news about my “fully intact acl” i started questioning, so how many times have i actually torn my acl? twice? thrice?...
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    The stories we tell ourselves
    nicole calder
    • Jun 22, 2020
    • 5 min

    The stories we tell ourselves

    On the 9th of June I had surgery on my knee to repair a torn lateral meniscus and to remove my screw from the previous surgery. A few...
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    COMPARE THE PAIR
    nicole calder
    • Jun 20, 2020
    • 1 min

    COMPARE THE PAIR

    same surgery, different outcomes. rarely in life do things ever go according to plan. and rarely in life do equal inputs equate to equal...
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    DEFY THE ODDS
    nicole calder
    • Mar 4, 2020
    • 1 min

    DEFY THE ODDS

    six months ago, i tore my acl for the third time. i was distraught. heartbroken. devastated. i thought i would never play soccer again. i...
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    To be a being
    nicole calder
    • Mar 1, 2020
    • 5 min

    To be a being

    What does that even mean? What does it mean to be human? And what does it mean to be a being? What differentiates the two? And why is...
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    Some dreams don't come true
    nicole calder
    • Sep 19, 2019
    • 6 min

    Some dreams don't come true

    I admit, I was probably a little dramatic with my last blog post. I was hurt. Frustrated. Devastated. After working so hard, doing...
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    The decision that changed my life
    nicole calder
    • Sep 8, 2019
    • 5 min

    The decision that changed my life

    Preliminary final. Salisbury Inter versus Adelaide City. Two goals down, thirty minutes in. The ball’s being crossed in by one of the...
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    The cost of commitment
    nicole calder
    • Aug 21, 2019
    • 4 min

    The cost of commitment

    We see commitment as being virtuous, but is it really? Do good things really come to those who are committed, loyal, and devoted? Or is...
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    The ugly side of sports
    nicole calder
    • Oct 15, 2018
    • 9 min

    The ugly side of sports

    Our society operates on the premise that if you work hard enough, you can achieve anything you want. But there’s a fundamental flaw in...
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    Confronting fears
    nicole calder
    • Apr 24, 2016
    • 7 min

    Confronting fears

    I’m sitting here currently crying. Earlier today I found out that the women’s premier soccer league (WPSL) in America will be back in...
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