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Profile: Simone Liddy
Monday, 15 October, 2007
Also coming up, we speak to the winner of this year's NAIDOC Youth Of The Year.
Simone Liddy isn't your average 21-year-old, she's an elite athlete and conscientious student.
Studying full time for a degree in Pharmacy while playing hockey at an elite level makes for a busy life, but it’s the clever combination of the two that gives her the strength and determination to carry on.
"Especially after a day of studying the whole day, going to lectures and then doing homework and looking at computers the whole day, when you get to train or play, I just want to smack a few balls and run around as fast as I can, it gives me a really great release."
Simone Liddy isn't your average 21-year-old, she's an elite athlete and conscientious student.
Studying full time for a degree in Pharmacy while playing hockey at an elite level makes for a busy life, but it’s the clever combination of the two that gives her the strength and determination to carry on.
"Especially after a day of studying the whole day, going to lectures and then doing homework and looking at computers the whole day, when you get to train or play, I just want to smack a few balls and run around as fast as I can, it gives me a really great release."
