roller q derby a - Dora The Destroyer - Part 1
PART ONE
DARSTROSITY: Derby name?
DORA THE DESTROYER: Dora the Destroyer
D: How did you get that name?
DTD: All the ones I originally thought of were already taken! My ex and I were flipping through a website full of cartoon characters seeing what kind of names we could come up with. He said Dora the Destroyer and I thought it was hilarious. I text out a mass vote on that name, Alice Sullen (a play on Alice Cullen from twilight but apparently a lot of people didn't even know what 'sullen' meant and didn't get it), and Natasha Fatale (the crazy lady from Rocky and Bullwinkle). Dora won the vote.
D: How long you have been skating, and skating for derby?
DTD: I grew up ice skating in Delaware. Before derby I hadn't skated in a long time. I went roller skating once or twice a week to teach myself things to prepare myself for tryouts which would happen about 6 weeks later. In February of 2012 I will have been playing roller derby for 3 years.
D: How did you got into roller derby?
DTD: I started hearing the name more and more and it struck interest. The season used to start in January and as a New Year's goal, I decided to make sure I check out my first bout. I did a few weeks later then tried out the next month.
D: How long you played for Naptown?
DTD: Almost 3 years.
D: Playing with naptown, what did you learn the most from them?
DTD: I have learned so much and am still learning. Derby has definitely given me more confidence and has really helped me with my mental game recently. I used to be pretty quick on getting myself down for not doing something up to par to my or my coach's expectations or I'd let it get in my head too quickly if I had a bad jam. Getting my mental focus together is definitely something I'm grateful for and I'm glad we're drilling it into our heads because it helps me in and out of derby.
PART TWO ON WEDNESDAY
