Candace Parker defied every single doubt about her when he bounced back to court just 52 days after giving birth. Candace Parker is given goat status in the WNBA, and she stands by the monitor. Parker entered the draft with a heavy weight on her. When she won the Rookie of the Year award and the MVP award in the same year, everyone knew that she was destined for greatness. When the WNBA fans were eagerly expecting an MVP repeat, the 3x WNBA Champion surprised all with a pregnancy announcement.
With her documentary in preview, Candace Parker looks back to the days of her younger self and how she managed motherhood and basketball together without competing with or combining them with one another. Though her life took a different turn later, it was one of the strongest and most vulnerable moments of motherhood.
Candace Parker takes us back to the days of her motherhood
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Just a day after the victory parade with the Las Vegas Aces, the future Hall of Famer flew to California. Her documentary was ready for preview at ESPN’s sports summit. During her interview with ESPN’s Elle Duncan, Parker, a three-time WNBA champion, discussed the Aces’ historic repeat championship, her time playing for Pat Summitt at Tennessee, motherhood, and more.
When Duncan asked the most critical question on motherhood, Parker managed to answer with the utmost clarity. “You get Rookie of the Year and exceed all expectations, and then you get pregnant before the second year,” asked the host. As she imposed on her coming back after 52 days, “You come back 52 days, 53 days after birth. I always ask mothers, and I just want to be real with you.” She was confused about the stakes of this event of bouncing back within a few days.
Duncan asked Candace, “Does it feel like it is all so soon?” Candace chuckled and replied, “I was 23; I just came off Rookie of the Year MVP, and pregnancy was a surprise to a lot of people.” Candace also said that she’d get support from the family and organization as she carried her baby everywhere she went. When she was questioned about her return to basketball, she replied, “I just wanted to do everything I could to get back to what I knew; right, I ate, slept, and breathed basketball.”
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In May, the women’s division of ESPN chose to capture Candace Parker’s life.
Candace Parker’s documentary
She is the first WNBA athlete to have a documentary made about her. She named it Candace Parker – Unapologetic because she wanted to strive for reality. In a press interview, she confessed that the documentary contains a vulnerable side of herself, and she is scared about it.
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ESPN will broadcast the documentary in November, and basketball fans are anxious to watch her incredible journey. As great as she is in the league, the three-time WNBA champion has experienced many challenges in her life, and it is now time for her to face them all.
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