In the world of women’s basketball, Kim Mulkey is the biggest name in the room. She’s garnered many titles over the span of her career – athlete, Olympic gold medalist, head coach, and Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame inductee to name a few. Kim is the only person in college basketball history to win a national championship as a head coach, assistant coach, and a player, and is currently the head coach for the LSU women’s basketball team who are fresh off their recent NCAA National Championship victory. In this episode of Claim Your Confidence, we talk about her love for competing and her athletic journey, her transition from player to coach, and how she supports and motivates her team. 

Don’t miss this interview where we discuss:

• How she learned cooperation and resilience from participating in athletics throughout her childhood
• Her path from playing on the Louisiana Tech women’s basketball team in college to the Olympics, and her first role as assistant coach at Louisiana Tech after her graduation
• Taking on her first head coaching position at Baylor, how she knew it was time to take the next step in her career, and how she made the transition
• How she builds her team, and how holding her players accountable and facing problems head-on is integral to maintaining good team chemistry
• Her role as both a coach and a mentor, her views on the importance of education, and how she hopes to teach her players confidence and determination by being a role model

Find Kim Mulkey

IG: @coachkimmulkey
Twitter: @KimMulkey
https://lsusports.net/sports/wbball/roster/coach/kim-mulkey/

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