Came across a good article on Chamique Holdsclaw and her recent return to the WNBA following an unexpected two-year absence while being treated for clinical depression.
Holdsclaw, who gained fame in helping the University of Tennessee to three straight NCAA championships and being the player once approached by Michael Jordan and invited to play a game of one-on-one, now measures herself partly by how she impacts the lives of others, especially her younger teammates on the Atlanta Dream roster (WNBA) both as player and as a de facto coach to the younger players when necessary.
“She’s meeting our expectations on a daily basis,” Coach Marynell Meadors said. “Her leadership has had a calming effect on the team.”
Bill Bolen, the Dream’s president and chief operating officer, recalled a loose-ball drill during the first practice of the season. “She was the first to dive on the floor,” Bolen said. “That sent a signal on Day 1 that we’re going to practice hard.”
“I’ve been thinking lately about my legacy,” she said. “What’s important to me now is, how will I be remembered, not as a player but as a person? I’ve known hard times and I’ve persevered."
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