Firstperson: Rachael Vanderwal

Rachael Vanderwal 30, basketball player, Cork

Rachael Vanderwal. Picture: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

**I grew up in Canada and when I was younger I was a figure skater. My best friend's dad was a basketball coach so I went along with her - I didn't really like it, but I found I was good at it.**

We had a team that went to recruiting camps in the US every summer. In my final year of high school the coaches started coming to my games back home, ...