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Message: [QUOTE="RockyMTblue2, post: 2865466, member: 250"] Dawn talks here about the profound influence of USA Basketball on her as a person and a coach. Some of you probably know I like to poke a little fun Dawn's way and I'm not keen on her in game decision making as USC's coach. But I have to say I find her a different and admireable person in her role as head of Team USA/ USA head coach[B] Dawn Staley[/B] [I]On the significance of being the first USA World Cup gold medalist as an athlete, assistant coach and head coach:[/I] USA Basketball is ingrained in me. I grew up from an unruly young lady, to maturing in a system that allowed me to grow and mature and aspire to become a coach, when I didn’t want to be a coach a day in my life. But once I started coaching, I knew that USA Basketball was a place in which I wanted to be a part. Because it’s so pure, it’s so different from any other arena in our sport. I’m super proud. I’m super proud, because I get to share it with our coaching staff, and most important, I get to share it with Sue (Bird) and Diana (Taurasi), who were teammates of mine, who embraced me as their coach. For me, from afar, I’ve admired them. Being teammates with them, being in the locker room with them, and knowing that they’re just winners. They’re winners. They’re leaders. They’re people who have made a commitment to USA Basketball much like myself. It makes it really special. [URL="https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/09/wwc-6-aus-quotes.aspx"]Additional Quotes: USA 73, Australia 56[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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