'[We were] trying to bring some good news to the people of Puerto Rico. That was great for us ... that was the goal, that was the motivation.'
"Hurricane Maria was big for us ... it was hard. It was a time where everybody suffered on the island. It was really, really tough," Gerardo"Jerry" Batista, the head coach of the team, told ABC News.
Meléndez, 26, was born in Puerto Rico and later moved to Massachusetts with her parents. During her childhood, she recalls growing up on the island with her grandmother, who later passed away. Meléndez, who changed her jersey number in memory of her grandmother, said that she's grateful for the chance to carry on her family's legacy.
Puerto Rico's team reacts at the end of the FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying basketball match between France and Puerto Rico, at the Prado stadium in Bourges, France, Feb. 9, 2020.“She loved Puerto Rico more than anything in this world ... when I put that jersey on, it’s a reminder of everything beautiful that is that island," Meléndez said.
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