Roller Derby: Why We Skate

NASHVILLE, TN - Roller derby pro­motes healthy liv­ing, offers a com­pet­i­tive out­let, and is a source of cama­raderie among strong women from all walks of life. It’s also a lot of a fun.

Every rol­ler­girl has her own rea­son for com­pet­ing. For me, it’s pretty much my call­ing. I’m a nat­ural ath­lete, born to com­pete. I have a twin sis­ter I’ve been com­pet­ing with all my life — it’s ingrained! I love sports, I love strat­egy, and I love vic­tory. I love over­com­ing odds and I just love a good game.

When you come to a bout you’ll see women skat­ing for the pure love of the sport. These women spend at most 10 hours a week prac­tic­ing and work­ing out as a team and even more on their own time. Not to men­tion the untold hours the men and women of NRG spend to keep us run­ning. I’m proud to be a mem­ber of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Asso­ci­a­tion and to skate with the fine ladies of the Nashville Rol­ler­girls.

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