Vinita’s Emma Pigeon
Emma Pigeon is a senior at Vinita High School. She is a point guard and guard for the Lady Hornets basketball team. Emma also runs in track, cross country and is on the VHS pom squad.
VYPE: What has your sport taught you that you use in your daily life?
Emma Pigeon: Basketball has taught me to work well with others even when it becomes difficult.
VYPE:Which professional athlete do you look up to and why?
EP: I look up to Caitlyn Clark because she is hard working and does what she loves even with negative competitors.
VYPE:Who inspires you and why?
EP: My grandma Cindy Armstrong inspires me the most because she always pushes me to my full extent and has always been there for me.
“ ”VYPE:What teammate has left the biggest impression on you and why?
EP: My best friend Lauren has left the biggest impression on me because she has always been so supportive of me and always builds me up when I’m at my lowest.
VYPE:When and how did you first get into playing your sport?
EP: The reason I got into basketball was because my grandma and my coach pushed me towards it and I will never regret that they did.
VYPE:What has been your favorite memory of playingbasketball?
EP: Going to team camps in the summer and getting to know my teammates better.
VYPE:You can pick any place for a summer vacation, where do you go and who do you take with you?
EP: The place that I would love to go for vacation would be Hawaii and I would take my two best friends.
VYPE:What is the best advice that anyone has given you?
EP: The best advice anyone has ever given me was you can always try harder and be better and to never give up when things get uncomfortable or difficult.
VYPE:Here is your chance to give a shoutout or say thank you to anyone you wish.
EP: I would like to thank coach Wiley for being very supportive and taking the time out of his way to make sure me and my teammates are doing okay beyond our sport.
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