I think in most sports sometimes you need a little luck for the ball or calls to roll your way.

The editing process is a necessary evil. I can write until the cows come home but it is all garbage until it gets edited.

For me, setting and description is a challenge. I always want to get that part just right, and sometimes the words won't work.

Dialogue saves me. I love writing the conversations between my paper people. For some reason, that is the easiest thing for me. It's like I am a transcriptionist for the voices in my head. I can hear them talking (mentally) and have a gift for getting it on the page.

The best part of being a pro is being able to travel around the world. I have met so many incredible people and experienced different cultures all through sport.

Pickup lines are a major turn-off, they don't work on me and I tune them out. It's better to just be honest.

Everyone on my team is different in terms of how long before a workout they prefer to eat. I like to eat my big meal 4.5-5 hours before I play. I usually eat a carb either rice or pasta with tofu or chicken. Around 2 hours before I play to like to eat greek yogurt with a banana.