It has been a while now since my last competition, which was at the 2005 World Championships in Madrid, Spain. Since then, I have completed my Doctor of Physical Therapy degree at Washington University in St. Louis, and just recently a sports residency with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. I am very fortunate to have experienced the successes and failures that come with being a taekwondo athlete because they have undoubtedly helped shape the person I am today, as well as the way I treat my patients.