4.6 Paige Bueckers: Keep the Faith

“Keep the faith, always.” - Paige Bueckers

There will be hard times. When they hit, what will you do?

When she committed to the University of Connecticut, Paige Bueckers was the number 1 ranked high school player in the country.

However, not everything came easy for Paige when she got to UConn. Paige had to face a lot of injuries and adversity throughout her career, but she had grit and kept going, and she finished her career by leading UConn to the National Championship.

After the game, Paige was asked, “If you could go back and talk to your freshman self, what would you tell her about the process?”

She said, “That it’s not always pretty and that there are a lot of ups and downs, and some days where you don’t want to do it anymore, some days where you want to quit, and through all of that, on the other side of a hard time is an extremely big blessing, and as long as you keep the faith and keep the work ethic, and you keep being a great teammate, keep being a great leader, things are always going to turn around for you, and even if they don’t, you know you’re putting your head down and you’re doing it the right way, and just keep the faith always. There’s always a reason and a purpose for everything. Enjoy everything that comes your way, the injuries, ups and downs, everything. It’s a challenge, and the way you respond to it says a lot about you.”

Question of the Day: When you are going through the and ups and downs, how do you keep the faith and keep going?