photographs of the line that was wrapped around and outside of the fountain that were just black people. it was like, are they going to church? like, what s happening? because that s what, you know, you don t typically see that many black people going into the lincoln center. and so for what it represents, there s so many happy memories. but then i also had six stress fractures in my tibia and pulled out of the season the next day. the next day? and ended up having a plate screwed into my tibia. so you basically did that once. were you in agony the whole.? yes. yeah. i mean, once you go on stage, so much is, you know, the adrenaline and everything, so much is forgotten. it s a painkiller. yes, it s a great painkiller. but then as soon as, you know, all of that subsides and i remember taking the subway home that night and i and it hurtjust to stand. and you knew you couldn t. there s no way i knew that that was it. mm hm. how do you deal with disappointments like that? oh, you. for me
there s so many happy memories. but then i also had six stress fractures in my tibia and pulled out of the season the next day. the next day? and ended up having a plate screwed into my tibia. so you basically did that once. were you in agony the whole.? yes. yeah. i mean, once you go on stage, so much is, you know, the adrenaline and everything, so much is forgotten. it s a painkiller. yes, it s a great painkiller. but then as soon as, you know, all of that subsides and i remember taking the subway home that night and i and it hurt just to stand. and you knew you couldn t. there s no way i knew that that was it. mm hm. how do you deal with disappointments like that? oh, you. for me, i tend to not go inside into this dark place, it s, erm. i try and find ways to do whatever i can that s in my control. and so during that time, ifound a teacher that would work with me doing floor bar movement and exercises. so i wasn t standing, but i was still continuing to keep my muscles strong and
now what will surprise you is that forne nearly all of these women, it s the same injury and have been going through what you re seeing former dit. it s a weird situation. it s a surgery and it s nine months of your career, it is a big deal. reporter: today spec is getting her anterior cruciate ligament or acl repaired. you ve heard that term before but let me show you. it s this ligament right here, runs diagonally in your knee from the outside of your femur to the inside of your tibia. it s what helps players do this, lateral movement, and it s an injury now that has become almost synonymous with soccer, but remarkably more so among women. ten players or so are out of the world cup because of these acl injuries. that s a pretty staggering number. does that surprise you? yes, but we do know that women s risk is higher.
now, what will surprise you is that for nearly all of these women, it s been the same injury. and many have been going through what you re about to see with meredith. it s a weird situation, even though, you know, it s a surgery and it s nine months of your career, like, it is a big deal. today, spec is getting her acl repaired. you ve probably heard that term before, but let me show you. it s the ligament right here. it runs diagonally in your knee from the outside of your femur to the inside of your tibia. it s what helps players do this, lateral movement, and it s an injury now that has become almost synonymous with soccer. but remarkably more so among women. ten players or so are out of the world cup because of these acl injuries. that s a pretty staggering
many have been going through what you re about to see with meredith. it s a weird situation, even though, you know, it s a surgery and nine months in your career, it is a big deal. reporter: today she s getting her acl repaired. you probably have heard that term before, but let me show you. it s this ligament right here. it runs diagonally in your knee from the outside of your femur into the inside of your tibia. it s an injury now that s become almost synonymous with soccer. remarkably more so among women. ten players or so yes. are out of the world cup because of these acl injuries. does that surprise you? yes, but we know women s risk is hire. the ncaa data indicates the risk is about three to fourfold