Maria Tutaia is famous for netball. The first team she played for was the Auckland Diamonds, during the National Bank cup. She is 25 years old. She was born in 1987, the 18th of February. She is 6ft and 2 inches. That's tall! Maria is my favourite netball player because she never gives up. I have been to one of her games in Rotorua. Her team won 20 games out of 25. Maria plays goal attack and goal shoot. Maria Tutaia got into ANZ Championships in 2008. Maria has been playing for the Magics for 2 years. Maria Tutaia got into the 2005 World Youth Championships. She got into the Silver Ferns in 2005. All of her team received gold medals. They won these at the Melbourne Commonweath Games. She had a great time against England on the 15th of October 2009. Maria had a smile on her face for 6 days straight.
I am inspired by Maria because she never gave up when people discouraged her during her games. She didn't listen to them and carried on. This encourages me to never give up even when I feel sad.