How to break down barriers and not accept limits | Candace Parker

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🗓️ 27 May 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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What can't Candace Parker do? A two-time NCAA champion, two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time WNBA champion, Parker knows what it takes to fight for your dreams. In this inspiring talk, she shares what she's learned during a career spent not accepting limits -- and how her daughter taught her the best lesson of all. "Barrier breaking is about not staying in your lane and not being something that the world expects you to be," she says. "It's about not accepting limitations."

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0:17.0	Legendary women's basketball stars have paved the way for today's talents,
0:21.0	and one of those legends is Candice Parker, who is not only a W-N-B-A superstar, but a feminist
0:27.1	activist. Candice recently announced her decision to retire from the NBA in honor of her historic 16-year career in the league,
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1:18.3	And now our TED Talk of the Day.
1:21.5	You know, everywhere in the world, the question in Edvale comes up, do you play basketball?
1:30.0	From the neighbor across the street, Hey, do you hoop to the 5 foot 7 guy
1:36.9	at TSA Pre-Check that swore that he could beat me one on one? I despise fitting into the lane or the mold that this question insinuates. But I reluctantly say yes.
1:55.0	I am a two-time NCAA champion.
1:58.0	Thank you.
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