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and have the guidance of a good coach. My name's Matt Abraham's, and I teach

strategic communication at Stanford Graduate School of Business. Welcome to Think Fast, Talk Smart,

the podcast. Today I am thrilled to speak with Tara Vandevere. Tara served as Stanford University's

women's basketball coach for 38 years.

She retired in 2024.

Under her leadership, Tara led Stanford to three national championships

and amassed the most wins of any basketball coach, men's or women's.

Beyond Stanford, she coached the U.S. national team to Olympic gold in 1996 and wrote the book, Shooting from the Outside.

Tara, congratulations on your success, and thanks so much for joining me. I have enjoyed watching so many Stanford Women's Basketball Games over all these years.

I look forward to our conversation.

Thank you, Matt. It's a pleasure to be here.

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