Sometimes, you have to sit back and resume the clockwise to see how far you have come and everything you have accomplished. Three years ago, Kwaekaesa Collier included Islam. 2 by cover “the mighty man.” Just two weeks postpartum, Collorier was set up with his new daughter, Mila, showing her energy like hooper and as a mother.
“I’m like a new mother, I just try to get life,” said Collor, thinking her way back to her mind. “I feel more convinced for me and I like Mama 1751298696″He said.” I’m back from playing, so that feels very good. Having at all workers again. I just feel on my way in my life. That time was uncertain. Everything was new youth. “
Today, it is set up with Collier-better recognized in these parts as a veen Phee – you can see the change. Now Medalist of a two-day Olympic, the Founder of the WNBA, the non-registration leader, the Captal leader of the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game. As we pressed, Collorier was important for 24.5 PPG and 8.4 RPG and 3.8 apg of the league.
Three years have been flying, but one thing is always the same: Collier is still a strong person.
Slam: You were the firstest Western player of the western month this season. What has changed to you since last year until this year?
Kwaekaesa Collier: You know, last year he felt like it was a happy danger. Every year you try your best, but, but we had a wonderful group – we’re smart, and we happened for good Ketball players. And having both of these things – it sounds less, but it is actually rare when you love all your partners and you guys are right in basketball at the same time. Therefore, we fell this last year. And now we know what it would be. I think you just make sure we don’t condemn that opportunity. This year, that’s what you feel like – we want to make the best of it and do it best for this year.
Slam: Play under Coach Cheryl also work your professional job. What about his teaching style that pressure you to grow?
NC: I think Cheryl does a really good job of putting people in places to succeed. He pulls out the best to you as a player, and you know where to fit the group and how to get that to you. So teach me really, I said, how to use the best things, and obviously apply to things they need. The type makes it look a little about technology, and I think that makes you a better player.
Slam: There are so many Lynx players too big. Which veterans had a great impact on you?
NC: Very difficult because we have both [Rebekkah Brunson and Lindsay Whalen] to trained workers. But I mean, Mama Syl [Sylvia Fowles] is definitely one of my favorites. I played with her for four years. He is like this, as the best person you’ve ever wanted to meet. So I have to say you’re one of my favorites.
Slam: Can you give the story during a player together?
NC: Syl was the first person who accepted the Lynx, on the first day of training camp, which, a reputation player, MVP, a protective player of the year. He loves, What is the child? If you ever need anything, you come to me, And he just got me holding. I was sent to him. And that’s all. So that was wonderful to have her as my Vet in the league, and now she has texted me after the rest of the game day. You know, Good work, or CUC GoodK, anything. He is wonderful.
Slam: You’re up to date of your work when you are not yet vet …
NC: Thank you for saying that.
Slam: A few years ago, you saw the league growing, but also to make a player as a player. How was the conversion?
NC: Yes, I think it’s more responsibility for young people in your group. I spoke at the beginning about how Syl made me feel like a rookie, so it invited. And now it is my job to do so in the young people. You see what the person’s burden is. This is my seventh season. I still feel young inside, but now I have to see that it’s my job to care for the young. Therefore, having this change was a little difficult for a few years ago when it started.
Slam: If you look back, can you think of a moment in your work that you felt young but finished all?
NC: Failure to Minnesota, because you have no control in your format. And you always think, Wherever I go, you will do the best of it. But I am lucky to be in writing here, and change the trail for the rest of my work. So it might seem less than the same time, it is clear that it is not small in the sense that you are written and fun, but you don’t have control and you’ll know where you are going. You should go there. But I am so lucky that it has happened that way. And when I was written here, that changed my life.
Slam: If we were to take all heads and hard work, how would you describe your spine?
NC: I feel like mom is a big mother and a big woman. I focus on family. I am very proud of those places. I’m a family person. My spine, I like to despise, being between my family. I might have a night and play games with my family than out of somewhere.
Slam: How does it look like a perfect look?
NC: The perfect day for me – it depends on the weekend or school day, or Mila, when the school day, you know, you’re at a little school for rest. I will not come – this will sound boring – but the roads are made. Finding that for me fun now, so I don’t know, I’m bought things for my house, or drinking the NAP, adding some shows, doing, lazy things the day is good day.
Slam: What is driving you now that maybe it didn’t hit early in your work?
NC: Definitely my family, my daughter. It is simply putting too many things into a vision. As I said earlier, basketball has never been the most important thing in my life, but it was the biggest time. And so there are now too many things that are most important to me. And it really tolerates, it makes you see that it is not so important. Like, we play a game at the end of the day, and playing a game is really important, but my family is the first number. So even if I have a bad day or a bad day, he liles at the end of the day, “Mama!” [and] Runs on your arms. Simply make everything better. Therefore, why have I changed in that way.
Slam: How do you deal with the turmoil of everything the season brings?
NC: I don’t feel like taking a job at home with me. I have never been one who worried about basketball. I really like to do some things in my life. And definitely, I love to cry. I’ve been interested in cry. So decrease is one number when I have time, but, like, like the first shows or watching movies away from basketball, in the true version of my cup.
Slam: Win your second Olympic Medal in the last summer of the Group in the USA. Does it sound like yesterday Olympic Olympics or in almost last year?
NC: Honestly, both. Because when I think of it, it’s almost a year, it’s crazy – there is much possible between it [and now]. Also, it is very clear in my mind that sounds like yesterday. But I think, then we went to the Newsba Finals, introducing unfaithfulness – make all these things since then. So it’s like that same time. It sounds far and just as it happened.
Slam: Women’s basketball status has been growing and always emerges. If you think back in your rookie time, have you ever thought that this would be real?
NC: No, honestly. I mean, crazy, because the change usually happens, you can’t really follow. Like, it happened slowly, and suddenly, he looks at where he is and is different. This change has happened as soon as possible. You can follow each year how different. So it is amazing to be part of. I didn’t know this would happen [during] My work, so seeing happens as soon as possible, it is very fun to be part of.
Slam: Your involvement in the growth is not considered, and the construction of a new community without being called. As a player, trail and leader inside the league, how would you describe this time in women basketball?
NC: I think it’s like a time of embracery, honestly, as we holding many cards we have ever had, the most power we ever do as female athletes. Of course the way people view women’s sports, access is more than something, availability, how you can see it on TV over it. Like, we still want to make many changes in that area, but better than what was in, and you can see the growth that happens because of that. And so, yes, I feel like we’re up to date when you can see cards, like, change hands almost, or powerful players. And it is obvious, like a player, a really good time to be part of the women’s games.
Slam: Creating one lugged league at a time, you always emphasize the importance of W as a playground including investing. Now see the side of the business, what are some of the lessons you have taken?
NC: I think you see what happens when you invest in women’s sports, when you pay the players accordingly, when you give them the opportunity to be shared in the league. I think it’s amazing. Just bought – in finding players, how they are well accepted by fans. You get a little where the league appears. Obviously like players, we want to ask for a lot of money. And you see the side of the business where you have an X cost. What I do is to think that there are places where we can throw certain boundaries.
Slam: If a 10-year-old person says, “Take attention to the league,” you hope what they mean?
NC: I hope “change the league” and they are definitely inexperienced. I hope you can’t get a thriving you that way, and as a result, pressing the envelope in all women games [and] We change what to pay and manage women’s athletes. So I hope we are trailblazers thereby – the goal of what is not included.
There is still much I want to achieve as a player, too. So I hope that I change the league that way. I want to win the competition, I want to achieve different things, so in both places, I hope I leave the mark.
The paintings of Matthew Coggoerlin.
