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You see, when I’m nervous, the rate of insulting someone triples because whatever I am thinking at the moment flows naturally out of my mouth. Since Rufus is one of us, she understands the self-flagellation we participate in when we use the English language in ways that don’t benefit us or the other person. Last summer I was reading the awesome book, Unworthy by Anneli Rufus.

BOUNCE BREAK GIRL SKIN

“OF COURSE you are!” I think to myself, because I would only open my mouth and say something so stupid to someone who has survived a deadly skin cancer. She looks at me in the eye for a moment and then says, “I am a melanoma survivor.” I turned to the woman in back of me and said, “You know, I don’t buy into that because when you’re vitamin D deficient you feel like crap, so I say fry yourself and take your chances!” There was this guy under an umbrella and the poster read, “Be safe this summer and protect yourself.” A few weeks later, I was at the pool looking at a poster for Banana Boat Sunscreen 1075 or something like that. My doctor told me my vitamin D levels were really low, so it would be helpful to get some sun, and not wear sunscreen. What I didn’t realize is that the teacher’s name was Katie.Ī few summers ago, I was feeling depressed and lethargic, so I had all kinds of blood work done. (I do like the name Katie for every Katie who is reading this, but I was attached to Katherine for heritage reasons.) Taken aback, I immediately retorted, “No! No, no, no! … You don’t want to be called Katie! … Katherine is so much more sophisticated.” I went on and on about why she should not be called Katie. When I took Katherine to meet her third-grade teacher, the teacher asked her, “What would you like to be called?” Her victory has led her to want to break more basketball-related titles in the future, and most of all show young girls everywhere that they can be record holders too.Īnd while Zaila has just turned 13, her journey and motivation prove she is wise beyond her years.My daughter Katherine is named after my grandmother and my great-grandmother, two very strong women in our family tree whom I wanted to celebrate in my girl’s name. On 14 November 2019, (which also happened to be our annual Guinness World Records Day!), Zaila accomplished her goal and set a new record with 231 bounce juggles. She mentioned her heroes are Malala Yousafzai, Serena Williams, and Coco Gauff – all who are official Guinness World Records titleholders. AdvertisementsĪlong the two-year practice journey, Zaila kept her other female idols close to her to serve as her own personal form of inspiration. Many of these influencers were impressed to see the determined spirit of record breaking in such a young individual, and wanted to see her succeed.

AdvertisementsĪmong her practicing, Zaila received a ton of encouragement and support from juggling titleholders who were already part of the Guinness World Records family – such as the multi-talented, Jugglin' Josh Horton, who has appeared in the book several times. Dribbling is just one part of my overall basketball skillset.”įor the young basketball player, Zaila wanted to make sure she could beat the previous record holder minimum 213.Īlthough she already had her own set objectives to aspire to, such as reading her 1,000 th chapter book and practicing to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, the athlete above all wanted to obtain this record in her hometown of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA as part of her for her 13 th birthday.

“I hope to one day make it all the way to the WNBA.

Bounce break girl