Candace Parker
Candace Parker
Candace Nicole Parkeris an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association. She is the younger sister of former NBA player Anthony Parker. She attended the University of Tennessee and was drafted by the Los Angeles Sparks in 2008. She may be best known for being the first woman to dunk in an NCAA tournament game and the first woman to dunk twice in a college game—she set both milestones as a redshirt...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth19 April 1986
CitySt. Louis, MO
CountryUnited States of America
It's a relief to finally do it and get it over with.
We're going to come into the regional with fire.
What's so special about this team is that we all have the same mentality, this sort of, 'We've been knocked down, let's get back up' mentality.
I really wasn't thinking about it. I was thinking attack. I took off too far. I just missed a dunk.
I know Penny Toler and coach Ross have worked hard to put together a strong team this year, and I am ready to start the season with my teammates.
Last year, I was sidelined with my knee injury. To finally get here and play was amazing.
I take away from this experience a lot of different things. I learned from a lot of great veterans about the game of basketball.
For us, we were playing for postseason, for a No. 1 seed. We do things when we have to.
We were having fun just playing, moving the ball, running in transition, and that's when we were at our best.
Today I know that there is still work to be done, but along the way my I am achieving my dreams.
We were never worried about the game or anything like that. We stayed calm.
You want your coach's blessing.
The Sparks have always been committed to success and making the right moves to build upon their rich tradition in the WNBA.
Male athletes don't get dropped when they father kids.