03.12Mom-to-be Candace Parker ESPN Magazine Cover Feature
The new issue of ESPN The Magazine, out tomorrow, features Candace Parker, the amazing mom-to-be, WNBA Star, Olympic Gold Medalist, and NCAA Champion.
It’s a first for the predominantly male sports mag to feature a pregnant athlete. But many in the WNBA circle think she will be the future M.J. of the women’s league. A star so great, that she can turn the league into something worthy of an ESPN cover shot and sold-out arenas around the country. She seems to have the required package – talent, brains and sex appeal – but is it enough?
For more:
ESPN Mag’s Online feature of Candace Parker: The Selling of Candace Parker
Online Exclusive of ESPN Mag’s Cover Shoot: Cover Shoot with Candace Parker
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March 12th, 2009 at 9:40 am
This cover story got me thinking about the parallels between Candace’s life and what her presence in the WNBA means.Fall is the season of harvest and abundance.By last fall,Candace had already won an abundance of awards and accolades.She also had personal fulfillment,marrying Shelden and finding out she was going to have a baby.Winter represents the end of something.Lisa Leslie announced she was retiring after 2009,which means she’s passing the baton to Candace.Also,the Houston Comets franchise folded,leaving Tina Thompson a free agent,and she ultimately chose to sign with the Sparks.Spring is the season of new life and new beginnings.Candace is a Spring baby,born in April.Last spring,everybody was waiting for Candace’s arrival to the league.This spring,Candace is awaiting the arrival of her first child in May.Tina Thompson is making a new start by joining the Sparks in her original home town of Los Angeles.Tina is reuniting with Candace,who she first met when Candace was a teenager.Tina is also reuniting with Lisa,who she played college ball with at USC.Candace is bringing new life into the world,and she and the rest of the 2008 draft class are bringing new life to the league.
March 23rd, 2009 at 4:11 pm