Candace Parker: WHAT’S THE COST OF GREATNESS?

We Can Do Hard Things

Glennon Doyle & Audacy

Society & Culture, Relationships, Education, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 27 May 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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414. Candace Parker: WHAT’S THE COST OF GREATNESS? Basketball legend, Candace Parker, joins Abby and Amanda to discuss her illustrious career, her new book, The Can Do Mindset, and explore themes of ambition, sacrifice, and the cost of greatness. -The surprising reason Candace doesn’t like fame, and what she wants instead -Candace’s distinction between a boss and a leader that rocked Abby’s world -How to call someone you love to a higher version of themselves -Candace’s definition of “enough” and how she works to reach it Candace Parker has already solidified herself as one of the most influential athletes of this generation. After being selected as the No 1. overall pick in the 2008 WNBA Draft by the Los Angeles Sparks, following a champion career at Tennessee, Parker went on to become the first player to earn WNBA MVP and Rookie of the Year honors in the same season, win three WNBA championship titles, and take home two Olympic gold medals. Off the court, and since retired, she serves as a public speaker, activist, entrepreneur, studio broadcaster for NBA on TNT, and a wife and mother of three. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:14.8	First of all, your book is the can do mindset.
1:18.5	And I have been resisting all the time with our We Can Do Hard Things, making it titled, I'm Candace Can Do Hard Things.
1:26.7	We're not going to do that because that's cheesy.
1:28.9	Yeah. But note it for the record. Okay. You're just great at everything you do. This is just factual. This is not an
1:35.7	opinion. And I'd just like to run through some things real quick. Okay. You are one of the greatest
1:42.0	ever play the game. You were the first overall pick in the draft.
1:46.3	You won a championship with every professional team you played on.
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