![]() ![]() ![]() Only then was she forced to take a hard look at herself - and her childhood. In doing so, she also found the queer-friendly skate family she craved and the joy of skating.īut then she suffered a freak, near-catastrophic injury. There were so many skills that I didn't yet have.” What she had - beyond natural athleticism - was an unwavering toughness, along with a relentless work ethic. I could not take hits, I could not jump six inches, like I was supposed to. “I hadn’t skated since I was nine years old,” she recalled. “Fun like jumping off a swing when it’s at the highest point is fun: a heady mix of adrenaline, exhilaration and potential danger.” “My first roller derby bout was fun like handheld firecrackers are fun,” she writes. ![]() As Montesanti explains in her book, roller derby may look campy, but it’s also a full-contact sport where danger is part of the appeal. ![]()
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