Marcie Washington became the first women’s basketball player at the University of Central Florida to score 1,000 points in her career. Upon graduation, she was recruited by NASA –– where she worked for 30 years. (WBUR)
, we search far and wide for stories of athletes who’ve accomplished great things on or off the court. Reporterdidn’t have to look far at all for someone who’s done both: 58-year-old Marcietta Washington.
"I grew up with a confidence that I really, Olivia, could pretty much do anything I wanted to do if I wanted to do it. So I tried to do it all." "I knew a starter was a big deal, but I'm telling you: I was just this kid glad to be out there. And I had a uniform and running up and down. And so that freshman year, as I kept playing and I became the leading scorer, I was up there with the seniors scoring with those girls, and I'm like, ‘Oh, OK. I can play.’
“You were either a jock, or you were a nerd. I said, ‘Well, I'm both. Hey. Y'all can't make me pick. This is who I am.’ ”"I knew I liked math and science, but I didn't know what you could do with it other than be a teacher. At our high school, they had this computer in the library, and it was like — you go in and put in all your interests, your loves. It would spit out some career choices that might be good for you.
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