Five times the Olympic Gold Medal Sue Bird was elected the first general manager of the US Basketball Women’s National Team on Thursday.
44 -year -old Bird spent twenty years with the national team and won 11 international medals and made it the most fancy athlete in the history of fiba. WNBA champion four times with a national champion and Seattle Storm in Uconn retired after 2022 seasons.
“Really exciting. I know what it feels to represent your country as an actor.” He said. “As a player, I know what it feels to stand on the podium.
He is also a member of the 2025 class of Naismith Memorial Basketball List.
Among his new role in the role of bringing together the national team staff and the determination of coaching personnel for the upcoming international competitions. The next FIBA World Cup contest will be held in September 2026 and the Los Angeles Summer Olympics will be followed in 2028.
Bird said that he learned from the coaches he played and that he plans to benefit from general managers influencing his teams. And he has his own extensive experience to guide him.
“I know what it is like to win with the US basketball … I have played different roles throughout my US basketball experience, so I know what a young player, the elderly actor and everything is.” He said. “I think my role will show the most.
“The way I play the game as a point keeper was to find chemistry that doesn’t take tons of chemistry to train together in US basketball teams, one of the biggest challenges.
And he spoke about the path of his nostalgic career through international basketball.
Bird, “Winning a gold medal – there really is no such thing. There is no such thing as representing your country, there is no such thing as putting it on the neck of that medal.” He said. “I’m really excited to play a role in this regard, and I watch other people’s experiences knowing that I will be a small role in it.”
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