The New York Liberty's '99 season was 42 seconds old when star forward Rebecca Lobo tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee and was sidelined for the entire summer. But after six months of grueling rehabilitation, Rebecca was once again ready to take part in her first full-court scrimmage. Now, more than a year after her second surgery, Lobo is upbeat and ready for the '01 WNBA season, memories of rehabilitation still fresh in her mind. I kept thinking I was finally back on the court, and the last thing I wanted to do the following week was have to learn to walk again.
Rehabilitation is a full-time job.
After that, I would do between two and three hours of lower body strength training. Squats, lunges, step-ups and maybe some agility drills. Exercises that strengthened every muscle group in my leg. Liberty trainer Lisa White attends to Rebecca Lobo after she injured her knee during the 1999 season opener. So that accounts for three days a week.