Once again, Derek Jeter‘s Celebrity Invitational Golf Tournament was a success. The former Yankee’s Turn 2 Foundation hosts the event annually to raise funds for kids. While the aim of the tourney is to help youngsters, Jeter enjoys watching people struggle at the game too. From entertainment personalities to former teammates to other sports athletes, no one is off limits.

This year, one such personality included Radio Hall of Famer Angie Martinez. The former Voice of New York is quite the avid golfer and made her second appearance at the invitational. However, Martinez has gone through some struggles after being in a serious car accident in late 2019. Her resilience has given encouragement to many, and Jeter’s sister Sharlee is one of them.

Sharlee Jeter names Angie Martinez as her inspiration

When news of the accident broke out, it was revealed that Martinez had sustained serious injuries, including shattered vertebrae and a fractured lumbar. She quite literally broke her back. However, the radio personality and rapper is not one to let things get her down easily. She was present at last year’s invitational as the emcee and made an appearance this year too. Although the event is now over, the aftereffects are clearly still being felt.

Martinez posted a video of herself playing golf and swinging the club like a pro. Part of her caption detailed the painful aftermath of the accident, “ps i have a small cage in my body holdin my spine together after breaking my back. so the fact that i’m even golfing is crazy to me!!” At the beginning of the caption, the Hall of Famer sends an open invitation to DJ Khaled, who is quite the golfer himself.

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Sharlee Jeter, who is a cancer survivor and a role model to many in her own right, didn’t hesitate to give a shoutout to Martinez. Sharing the reel to her story, Jeter wrote, “I’m ready @angiemartinez! You are my inspiration!” The rapper tagged quite a few celebrities from the event in her post, some of whom commented on it.

CC Sabathia, Janelle Monae, among others, are in awe of Martinez

The 52-year-old radio personality’s journey has been awe-inducing for many. From surviving an accident to her quick bounce back, she is as tough as they come. Among the top comments on her post was Derek Jeter’s former Yankees teammate CC Sabathia, who has been a fixture at DJCI. He simply shared a golfing guy emoji paired with a ‘lit’ fire emoji. Singer Janelle Monae also had the heart eyes emoji with some fire.

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Most other comments from friends and fans alike praised Martinez for her strength.