# @aaliyahchante_ on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C7e54GxuSbJ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/18171116-aaliyahchante-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/97c48c3bd6.jpg
- **Posted:** 2024-05-27T19:00:00.000+00:00

## Caption

I’ve always heard the saying that God gives his toughest battles to his toughest soldiers, but I didn’t understand that meaning until now. Twice now, my season has ended short due to an injury. The first time it happened my freshman year, I continued to look to the brighter side and continued to believe that I will come out of this stronger. Hungrier than ever while emerging into my sophomore year I changed things in my diet, bad habits, and  the time I poured into my mental being changed because I wanted more . I wanted to be GREAT. I was doing everything right or what I was supposed to do so I could prevent this from happening, but it happened anyway. This time the injury was much worse and so surprising. The doctors had told me I tore a smaller part of my hamstring off my tendon, and that basically Pac-12’s, Regionals, NCAA’s, and Olympic Trials were off the table. Although I tried to get back for regionals, the Aaliyah that needed to get the job done wasn’t ready and that’s okay. To this day I still am questioning why? How? Why again? I’m reliving a nightmare over and over again. Am I okay now, no. But that is okay. I understand that things happen for a reason, that my story has already been written. Will I ever get the answers to my questions, I don’t know. Maybe it’s not for me to understand. But I do know that because I stand with God, I will be okay, I will come out of this stronger, and maybe a little bit angry but that will only drive me for the better. On a better note, I am so proud of my teammates, friends and those who worked their but off this season! It was amazing to watch and i cannot wait to see more! See y’all next season! #sophmoresznout✌🏼

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| pre classic | @preclassic | https://gondola.cc/preclassic | Event |
| Maggie Troxell | @maggie_troxell | https://gondola.cc/maggie_troxell | Photographer |

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