…..Mental health is personal to Baptiste, a senior graduate transfer from Virginia Tech. Baptiste’s mother was diagnosed with bipolar mental disorder when the UA forward was young. “I was not able to be around her and be raised by her. So, from a kid, I had to learn … and I had to see how it affects people,” Baptiste said.....
“It’s important to have a good balance of your sport, family time, even time spent on the Internet,” Baptiste said. “Just as much as we train our bodies and work out every day, I think it’s important for us to really work on our mental (side), as well. Because you can look at someone and see that they’re strong — maybe admire them and watch them play and think, ‘Wow, they have everything going for themselves.’ But you never know what’s going on inside......