Amy fisher my friends hot mom

तुमच्या विनंतीवर प्रक्रिया करणे शक्य झाले नाही
या विनंतीमध्‍ये एक समस्या आली. तिचे लवकरात लवकर निराकरण करण्‍यासाठी आम्ही प्रयत्न करत आहोत.

चालू ठेवण्यासाठी Facebook मध्ये सामील व्हा किंवा लॉग इन करा.

सामील व्हा

किंवा

लॉग इन करा

For our new look website, we are pleased to bring a new feature to learn more about the special student-athletes at Union College. These features are written by Bob Weiner, a veteran sports writer who is best known in his career for his collegiate coverage at the Daily Gazette in Schenectady, NY. Bob's first feature is on Union senior women's basketball player Amy Fisher.

BY BOB WEINER

No more hot wings or meatball subs.

When the spring semester ends next month, senior Amy Fisher will say goodbye to her adopted home and head back to her native Australia to attend law school, preparing for a life of service.

The 5-foot-5 speedy guard for the Union women's basketball team will miss so many things, like her favorite American foods, those wings, which she likes on the spicy side, and the subs, which she never had before. "Italian food in Schenectady is great," she said.

But most of all, Fisher will miss her teammates, who made her stay in the United States so memorable.

"I would say that the thing I will miss the most when I leave here will be the experience I've had with my teammates," said the Political Science and Asian Studies major. "There will never be anything like that in my life again. Playing basketball here at Union has been great. It's the connection that you have with your teammates that makes it so enjoyable. I don't think I will ever experience the same kind of rewards."

It was her teammates who helped Fisher learn American customs, like holding a door open for friends and elders. "One of the funniest things early on was me learning about social cues," she said. "That kind of thing wasn't common in Asia, where I had been living. But I eventually adjusted accordingly."

Manners weren't the only adjustment for Fisher, who started 21 games for the Dutchwomen, averaging 8.8 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 27.8 minutes per game, as Union finished third in the Liberty League (11-5) and 17-8 overall. She scored 24 points against St. Lawrence and 20 against Vassar.

"It's amazing how much our team improved from my freshman year to my senior season. And the team dynamic changed so much, as well. We weren't a tall team, and we didn't make every shot, but we competed," she said.

Fisher's personal improvement on the court echoed her team's rise. After playing for the United World College of South Asia during her stay in Singapore, she pursued playing basketball in America.

"I started playing basketball when I was 11 years old," Fisher said. "One of my coaches in Australia had a friend who played in America. But I didn't know a single person in America, and we had no connections. My Dad and I signed up for a recruiting website. They had a list of questions about what was important to me. I wanted to play in the Northeast, because it was so beautiful. I had been living in the Outback where it was 100 degrees every day. It was the same thing when I moved to Singapore. I wanted to have different seasons, and the fall, with its beautiful colors, intrigued me."

The weather in Upstate New York, and the fact that Union College offered Mandarin, were two of the reasons Fisher took a close look at joining the Garnet. "I also wanted a close-knit community," she said.

It took Fisher a while to fit in and learn the American game and customs. She scored 21 points in six games as a freshman, scored 19 points in 14 games as a sophomore and averaged 8.0 with 29 steals and 28 assists as a junior, when she was named the team's Most Improved Player. She also made the conference's all-academic team.

"Her freshman year was tough as she adjusted to the culture, to Upstate New York and to Union," said Union head coach Mary Ellen Burt. "It took her a year to get settled in and understand the language of American basketball. She put in a lot of time getting faster and working on her three-point shot. I think the time during her sophomore summer really [helped her game] as she got much stronger and faster. She came back faster than any kid I've ever had."

Fisher figured out that there were several ways she could become a better player and a better teammate.

"I thought I should work on the things that were under my control," she said. "I tried to become the fastest person I could be by running and working out. I'm the shortest person on the team, so obviously, I'm not the greatest rebounder. I ran every day and lifted weights. I went running every day. I knew I could be fast, and I ran through the mountains in the Adirondacks over that summer. I ate a lot of vegetarian food, which wasn't really my thing, and I just kept trying to get better. The game doesn't owe you anything," she said. "You've got to work at it."

Burt noticed the differences in Fisher's game, and it all came to a crescendo her senior campaign.

"This year, as a senior, she became so mature and poised," Burt said. "She knew what she wanted to do, and she played her game within our system. Amy was our leader and our captain. She led by example."

Fisher is just as talented off the court, where she plans on using both her family background and her education in an international law career.

Fisher grew up admiring her father, Dr. Dale Fisher, who works for the World Health Organization. He helped battle the SARS virus when the family lived in Singapore, and he fought the Ebola outbreak in Liberia.

"I didn't realize how important my dad was when I was younger," Fisher said. "When I was little, he was fighting the SARS virus and the bird flu. I wasn't old enough to understand the scope of what he was doing. I didn't see much of him over the last four years, and that's one of the reasons I want to go back to Australia, at least for a while, when I graduate."

Fisher has always been interested in human rights and plans on using a law degree to further that cause. "I had an internship in China on civil law, and I've worked for environmental law in New York City. I'm very interested in insuring the right to health in China. I speak Chinese, and I am very interested in helping the Chinese community to fight for the rights to clean air and a good environment," she said.

Fisher, who also enjoys sailing and tennis, wants to reconnect with her "mum" Michelle, her 20-year-old sister Emma and her 17-year-old sister Ally. She hasn't seen her family much during her stay at Union, but she said she, her mother and Emma did some skiing in Whistler, Canada over the holidays.

"I've really enjoyed my time at Union, but it will be very nice to get back home to Australia for a while," she said.