An Athlete’s Lesson: Preparation for Life When life throws a curveball, the athlete has a fighting chance. As an athlete, you know how to work; you believe in yourself; you trust your teammates. The skills you need to handle any challenge can be learned through sport. Meg Brown, from her days on the soccer field as a first grader to her years on the court as a University of Texas basketball player, absorbed and honed the tools she needed when life threw her the curveball.  Meg inspires athletes to persevere and to take the lessons they have learned on the field into the broader game of life.