Boston Sports Then and Now

Jennifer Nobis

A funny (not funny, ha, ha, but funny unusual) thing happened to Boston Breakers forward Jennifer Nobis on the way to her second season in Women’s Professional Soccer. The former Missouri standout tore her ACL two weeks ago while jogging.

That’s right, jogging. A professional athlete who can simultaneously juggle a round sphere while texting on her Droid Touch and flossing her teeth, tore her ACL while jogging. Not to poke fun at the affable forward from Quincy, IL, but I think this is the comedic equivalent of Dick Van Dyke flipping over his ottoman as he enters his living room at the start of each show.

Visions of Lucille Ball stuffing her bosom with chocolates or slurring her words while drunk on Vitameatavegamin. Now that’s funny. A pro-athlete tearing their ACL while jogging? Not so much. Read the rest of this entry →

Nobis jumps for joy while playing last season in Sweden

“LORD, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered, and my life is fleeting away……. Psalm 119:19

That’s the Psalm that Boston Breakers’ forward Jennifer Nobis has posted on her Facebook page. Ironically, the saying not only speaks of her philosophy of life but also coincides with the number she wears on the back of her blue and white Breaker jersey.

Though (Lord willing), Nobis, age 25, still has a long time left on earth in her future, her life as a professional soccer hit a speed bump after she suffered a complete tear of her right ACL.

After trying to appear optimistic during a February 3rd Twitter session (“It could be worse…Positive thinking..MRI tomorrow”), Nobis realized her worst fears 24 hours later when she tweeted, “Out for the season.”

“It is what it is,” explained the affable Breakers’ star, who scored two goals in her eleven games last season with Boston. “I had all my weight on my right leg and I was jogging. I just went to shift my weight and my left knee popped and gave out on me. It was so weird! But I knew immediately what I did!” Read the rest of this entry →