Moms Competing in the Olympics

Moms Abound at the 2012 Olympic Games

July 26, 2012

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Candace Parker

US basketball star Candace Parker may have surprised her teammates and league officials when she announced she was pregnant three years ago, but she always knew motherhood was in her future — and that it would fit in with her career. She said:

Because I'm a mom, I think I'm going to be a better basketball player. Because I'm able to do both of these roles, I feel like I'm happy. ... I now know I have to work hard, because my daughter is going to be able to pull up YouTube in 16 years, and when I tell her she needs to get down in a stance on defense, she'll be like, 'Mom, but you weren't in a stance here on defense.' I feel even more of a responsibility to be a better basketball player for her.

Sources: Twitter user Candace_Parker and Getty

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Candace Parker

Because I'm a mom, I think I'm going to be a better basketball player. Because I'm able to do both of these roles, I feel like I'm happy. ... I now know I have to work hard, because my daughter is going to be able to pull up YouTube in 16 years, and when I tell her she needs to get down in a stance on defense, she'll be like, 'Mom, but you weren't in a stance here on defense.' I feel even more of a responsibility to be a better basketball player for her.

Sources: Twitter user Candace_Parker and Getty

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1 Comment

Little Concierge 42 weeks 3 days

We're so excited to be hosting the Olympics over here in Great Britain and as a busy working mum of 3, it's great to see mums being given the praise they so richly deserve; good luck to all those fabulous athletes and their amazing mums!