The chapter discusses the intense focus and challenges of playing basketball at the Olympics, as well as the guest's personal involvement in negotiating the WNBA collective bargaining agreement. It also touches on personal topics like freezing eggs, coming out, posing nude, and financial challenges despite a max contract.
She is one of the best basketball players ever. She’s won multiple championships, including five Olympic gold medals and four W.N.B.A. titles. She also helped negotiate a landmark contract for the league’s players. Sue Bird tells Steve Levitt the untold truth about clutch players, her thoughts about the pay gap between male and female athletes, and what it means to be part of the first gay couple in ESPN The Magazine’s Body Issue.
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- Sue Bird, former professional basketball player.