Michelle Alozie talks on how to balance academics and other careers
Houston Dash forward Michelle Alozie has explained how she is able to juggle her job as a cancer researcher and being a footballer.
The 26-year-old represents the Super Falcons of Nigeria along with her club career while still working as a researcher at Texas Children's Hospital.
What happened
The Nigerian defender's career situation impresses many but leaves one wondering how she manages to balance it all.
She was questioned about it in a conversation with the Attacking Third, and she explained how growing up in the United States of America makes it easy for her to cope.
Although her parents hail from Imo State in Nigeria, the 26-year-old was born and raised in California.
She explained that combining academics and sports is the norm growing up in the States, suggesting her current arrangement is only a continuation.
"I think people are like confused when they ask me about my time management," Alozie started.
"But, if you think about it, especially here in the States, it's kind of something that we've done most of our lives, kind of just balancing academic life and athletics.
"And so I think that like just my role coming from the college level and even club level. When I was a teenager, I just got used to living two lives, basically. That's kind of what I still do now."
"I am just so thankful about working with Dr. Stephens in her lab at Texas Children's. She is just so fluid with the time that I am able to come in because it is a really crazy schedule, so I am really thankful that she is able to work around my schedule.
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