It is all about having to figure out your certain role. You can't come in and do only what you want to do.

I have listened to the advice from people who are better than me while I've been here, people like Heather Schreiber. She was my mentor, and pushed me and pressed me with advice and through example.

I have a big decision to make, since my visa to stay here expires in 2008. Do I stay in the U.S. and get a graduate degree in kinesiology, or go back home and play for the Polish National Team? It's a real-life decision I have to make soon.

Division I basketball was my dream in Poland. Not too many people get the chance to come to a school like UT and graduate and play for a legendary coach. I have great thanks for being given this opportunity.

Beauty is looking wonderful because you feel wonderful.

Sailing is the closest I can get to nature - it's adrenaline, fear, a constant challenge and learning experience, an adventure into the unknown. And of course there is nothing better than wearing the same T-shirt for days and not brushing my hair for weeks.