Kraayeveld: Spirituality keeps star player calm on court
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from there and improve. I was just
staying positive and doing what I
could day by day.
“You take it as it comes, and
you must have a good attitude
about it because if I had a bad atti
tude it was just going to make it ten
times worse and bring my team
mates down.”
Even after seeing her team finish
one game under .500 with a 14-15
record and dealing with all the reha
bilitation, she pulled at least one
positive out of the situation.
“I think everything happens for a
reason and I’m glad to be here for
this fifth year. I’m glad I’ve been able
to have this extra year and play with
this group,” she said.
Kraayeveld has been involved
with this team longer than any
other player on its roster or coach
on its bench, including head coach
Bev Smith. Kraayeveld earned
her undergraduate degree in fami
ly and human services in 2004,
but she isn’t planning on using
it immediately.
“In the near future I probably
won’t do anything with it because I
want to continue playing basket
ball,” she said.
The Kirkland, Wash., native said
she is hoping to play overseas, in
the WNBA or possibly both since
the seasons’ schedules do not con
flict. She said an agent has already
contacted her but she has pushed it
over to coach Smith, whom
Kraayeveld has regularly gone to
for advice.
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“I don’t want to have to worry
about it because I can’t do anything
about it right now,” Kraayeveld said.
“I’m worrying about the season
right now and then, in a couple
months, I’ll start figuring out what I
have to do.”
Kraayeveld, a Christian, believes
everything will fall in place and has
faith in her religion.
“I take it pretty seriously, and I try
to live that in my everyday life,” she
said. “I try to show my values and
what I believe through my actions
instead of what I say.”
On the floor and in the huddle,
Kraayeveld admits she is not a
vocal leader.
“I try to encourage people and get
people going but I feel like I’m more
of a leader by example,” she said.
Kraayeveld explained that her
spiritual views give her a calm de
meanor on the court.
“There are so many times when
you can get so frustrated in any
sport, but I try not to let things
bother me that much because it’s
going to affect my play,” she said.
“I try to just have a positive atti
tude about things when I’m on the
court and just understand that it’ll
work out the way it’s supposed to
work out. I can only control what I
do on the court but I can’t control
the outcome.”
No matter what anyone believes,
Kraayeveld comes across as a natu
ral leader with a basketball in her
hands and a hoop in front of her.
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gency whatsoever. We’re going to
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