This is the exact moment it happened. With about 50 seconds left in the second Finals match of the Word Team Trials, I was injured. And almost nobody knew about it. I was less than a minute away from qualifying for my tenth world team and rejoining Team USA for an opportunity to compete on the world stage again after failing to qualify for this year’s Olympics. Then this. I defended a hard shot from my opponent and landed awkwardly, with my leg hyperextended. There was so much pressure on my muscles that my calf snapped. It literally snapped. I felt the sharp pain of a pop behind my right knee and knew immediately it wasn’t good. After getting my hand raised, I quickly limped off the mat and hopped out of the arena. I attempted to hide from the unsuspecting crowd what I already knew — that something was seriously wrong. Here I was on the brink of an epic return, and now I was hobbled. Instead of celebrating that night with my teammates, I crutched from the venue with my head lo...