During this time, Hubbard dedicated herself to cheering her teammates on while undergoing intensive physical therapy. Her teammates were there for her equally in return.
"I'd always have weights or conditioning outside of the team, so I could get what I needed," she said. "They would always volunteer to do it with me."
The Virginia Beach, Va., native also noted how assistant coach
Carly Thibault-DuDonis shared her own foot injury story that made Hubbard feel less alone.
"She told me about an injury she had in her foot and I was like 'wow, I'm not the only one, ok, I feel a little better,'" Hubbard recalled.
Thibault also worked out with Hubbard which further encouraged her.
"I like working out with people, it's fun," Hubbard said. "It makes me feel like I'm not the only one who goes through stuff like this because I feel like throughout my career there has always been something going on with me, always."
