sport news Caitlin Clark's WNBA ride can help my daughter and see women's sports take off, ... trends now
A couple of weekends ago, my daughter Ali was with me in Nashville. She wants to play professional soccer and we were there alongside thousands of Premier League fans for the NBC Fan Fest.
On the Sunday, however, Ali raced home, making the three-hour drive to be sure she was back for tip-off in the national championship game between Iowa and South Carolina.
Ali is a young, aspiring soccer player who is going to be a high school senior soon - she has everything better to do on the weekend. But she chose to rush home to watch Caitlin Clark. That speaks volumes.
Caitlin Clark… wow. She's freaking incredible. A superstar and a great role model. There are a lot of athletes who are good players but, ultimately, there isn’t a ton of substance there to back it up when times get tough.
Clark isn’t outlandish, she isn’t eccentric with the way she dresses or the way she plays. There is something wholesome and pure about that. Watching her, you feel like there is still some greatness in sports.
Caitlin Clark was selected by the Indiana Fever with the No 1 pick of the 2024 WNBA draft
Tim Howard and his daughter Ali, an aspiring soccer player, at the NBC Fan Fest in Nashville
Nearly 19million fans tuned in to watch Clark's Iowa face South Carolina at March Madness
DailyMail.com's sports columnist Tim Howard
She keeps her mouth shut, she walks the walk, she asks for the ball in big moments and she takes the team on her back. When she fails, she handles it with grace and dignity. How powerful is that?
I would be shocked if this didn’t prove to be a moment when women's sports took off. More eyes are on it and the dollar signs always follow. As the father of a daughter who wants to play professionally, you hope there are more Caitlin Clarks to come in the near future. Time will tell.
After Caitlin was drafted by the Indiana Fever, though, even Joe Biden had a say on her WNBA contract. The No 1 pick is due to make $76,000 in her rookie year - should she get more? Of course. Should all women athletes get more money? Of course.
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