Ability To Overcome Obstacles, Meet Challenges, and Make Sacrifices Keys To Athletic Success, Says Ruggiero

Among the reasons for her athletic success, says four-time Olympic medalist, Angela Ruggiero, were that she learned to overcome obstacles placed in her path, such as being cut from a boy's hockey team; meet challenges, such as when she began attending boarding school when she was 14; and appreciate the need to make sacrifices, such as her parents made in order for her to play hockey at the highest level.