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Monday, November 4
Updated: November 13, 11:30 PM ET
 
The sky's the limit

(Editor's note: Purdue junior Shereka Wright, a 5-foot-10 forward and All-Big Ten first-team pick, will share a weekly diary with ESPN.com throughout the season.)

Nov. 3, 2002

Instead of going through an intense and productive practice, the coaching staff decided that the team should take a day getting to know one another. We met with our team sports psychologist, Chris Carr, who helped guide us through the process.

Shereka Wright
Shereka Wright helped Purdue reach the NCAA title game as a freshman.
A week ago, Chris brought in The Myers-Briggs test that is supposed to give you an idea of what type of person you are based on how you answer the questions. Today he brought in the results and discussed them with us, letting all of us know what type of person each of our teammates are. We decided that some were very accurate and some weren't, but the process gave all of us some type of idea on how to approach teammates at certain times.

At the end of the discussion, we had an emotional session during which each person said something nice to a teammate, focusing on things that make our teammates stand out or make them unique. I just could not believe some of the wonderful things I heard in that session. To believe that your teammates and coaches spend that much time watching and noticing things that you think people do not see is wonderful.

I think the day brought us together because now we know each other a little better. I think this is going to be a starting point for exciting things in the future for this team. Yes, I do believe the sky's the limit!

For more on Wright and Purdue, visit the Boilermakers' official athletic site.





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