#63 Sophia Young-Malcolm (Baylor WBB): Journey from Exchange-Student to NCAA Champion & WNBA Player

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"So":

Sophia started her basketball journey together with me in Shreveport, Louisiana as an exchange student before she became a superstar at Baylor University. She took the Lady Bears to a National Championship and became the MVP of the Final Four before getting drafted by the San Antonio SilverStars and continuing her journey in the WNBA and later in various countries around Europe as well as in China! Sophia is currently an Assistant Coach with the Lady Bears program and is continuing her mentorship of young ladies in college as well as developing their on-court skills at the same time.

Today, "So" and me talked about her journey and the challenges along the way that she encountered while reaching her potential. We talked about the straining journey of a WNBA player and how to juggle playing all year around between WNBA & overseas, which at some point ended up in exhaustion and an ACL tear during her time in China. We also went into depth of her journey of retirement and trying to rediscover herself, building a new identity outside the court and finding new passions that she can pursue, including podcasting with her husband.

Sophia is also a proud mother of two and enjoying life all together in Texas.

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Topics:

(0:00) Intro

(2:25) 1st date with Sophia

(5:40) "Relationship & Reason" Podcast

(12:00) Foreign Exchange Student Life

(15:45) Difference between Confidence & Cockiness

(23:10) WNBA & Overseas Workload

(32:00) Dealing with retirement

(41:20) Starting the coaching career

(45:00) Balancing Stress & Joy

(51:20) Unlearning old behaviors

(55:05) ATOs

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