nicole calderJul 16, 20202 minTREAT THE MAN, NOT THE SCANlast 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...
nicole calderJul 6, 20201 minTHE STORIES WE TELL OURSELVESafter receiving the news about my “fully intact acl” i started questioning, so how many times have i actually torn my acl? twice? thrice?...
nicole calderJun 22, 20205 minThe stories we tell ourselvesOn 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...
nicole calderJun 20, 20201 minCOMPARE THE PAIRsame surgery, different outcomes. rarely in life do things ever go according to plan. and rarely in life do equal inputs equate to equal...
nicole calderMar 4, 20201 minDEFY THE ODDSsix months ago, i tore my acl for the third time. i was distraught. heartbroken. devastated. i thought i would never play soccer again. i...
nicole calderMar 1, 20205 minTo be a beingWhat 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...
nicole calderSep 19, 20196 minSome dreams don't come trueI admit, I was probably a little dramatic with my last blog post. I was hurt. Frustrated. Devastated. After working so hard, doing...
nicole calderSep 8, 20195 minThe decision that changed my lifePreliminary final. Salisbury Inter versus Adelaide City. Two goals down, thirty minutes in. The ball’s being crossed in by one of the...
nicole calderAug 21, 20194 minThe cost of commitmentWe see commitment as being virtuous, but is it really? Do good things really come to those who are committed, loyal, and devoted? Or is...
nicole calderOct 15, 20189 minThe ugly side of sportsOur society operates on the premise that if you work hard enough, you can achieve anything you want. But there’s a fundamental flaw in...
nicole calderApr 24, 20167 minConfronting fearsI’m sitting here currently crying. Earlier today I found out that the women’s premier soccer league (WPSL) in America will be back in...