260. Sophie Cunningham, WNBA Player
Hurdle with Emily Abbate
iHeartPodcasts
4.9 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 31 July 2023
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Look up "powerhouse" in the dictionary, and you may just find Sophie Cunningham's photo there. The Phoenix Mercury guard has been a force since she first stepped onto the court at a young age, and she's got some big goals on her radar (Paris 2024, anyone?). For episode 260, she talks about growing up on a farm, how she came to embrace mentors in life, and the excitement she has over dipping her toes into broadcasting. Plus: Her go-to nutrition staples — including Quest — and how she keeps her head up during even the most difficult moments.
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| 0:00.0 | I think my mindset shifted when I stopped competing and being competitive and comparing |
| 0:05.6 | myself to others and now I just like compare myself to myself. |
| 0:09.6 | Like I want to outdo me, like I'm my biggest competition. |
| 0:12.9 | Like I don't care who you put in front of me. |
| 0:14.8 | I know everything about myself. |
| 0:16.2 | I know my good and I know my bad and I'm my biggest competition. |
| 0:30.0 | What's going on everyone? |
| 0:35.6 | Emily Abadi here. |
| 0:36.8 | You are listening to episode 260 of Hurdle. |
| 0:41.1 | A wellness focus podcast where I connect with everyone from your favorite |
| 0:44.0 | athletes to top experts and industry CEOs about their highest highs, |
| 0:48.1 | toughest moments and everything in between. |
| 0:50.9 | We all go through hurdles in life and my goal through these discussions is to |
| 0:55.2 | empower you to better navigate yours and move with intention so that you |
| 0:59.4 | can stride toward your own big potential and of course have some fun along the way. |
| 1:06.2 | For today's episode number 260, I am chatting with Sophie Cunningham. |
| 1:11.2 | She is a WNBA player for the Phoenix Mercury and honestly an all around powerhouse. |
| 1:20.1 | We chat about so much goodness in today's episode from what it was like growing up in Missouri |
| 1:25.8 | and indulging in the farm life to coming into her own as an athlete. |
| 1:31.6 | What it felt like to put the blinders on shut out the quote unquote haters and focus on her craft |
| 1:39.2 | working as hard as possible day in and day out through college all the way to the WNBA. |
| 1:46.2 | Sophie talks to me about her passion for volunteering to lift up the next generation |
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