35. Crying Piccolo Girl

Similar to 'Hide the Pain Harold,' Crying Piccolo Girl is the embodiment of doing one thing, while feeling something completely different. It would be hard to think of a more cheerful musical instrument to play than the piccolo, but based on this visual evidence, it seems like every second is emotional agony for this poor player.

As always, there's a story behind the picture. This is Roxanne Chalifoux, who'd been playing piccolo for Villanova ever since she joined. The tears are bittersweet; she was crying because as she played, she realized that she'd never get the chance to do it again. The game was her very last as a Villanova senior. They say you should never cry because it's over, but smile because it happened. Perhaps she remembered that piece of advice a little later on. Based on her smiling older self in the picture on the right, it seems she got over it in the end.

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