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    Australian Superstar Lauren Jackson and Former Opals Head Coach Carrie Graf

    en-usAugust 27, 2020
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    About this Episode

    Fran Fraschilla is joined by one of the greatest women's basketball players of all time; Lauren Jackson. The two discuss a wide variety of topics, including:

    • What her career meant to her 
    • Growing up as a strong competitor
    • Remembering see her mother play 
    • Taking parts of her game from her parents (33secs)
    • Her sons 
    • How her game developed before she got to the NSW Intensive Training Program 
    • Representing Australia 
    • Whether she ever thought about playing collegiately 
    • What the city of Seattle means to her 
    • Her relationship with Sue Bird 
    • Having to play all year round 
    • Mental health in sports 
    • The current state of the WNBA 
    • Playing in Russia 
    • Australian women’s basketball 

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