Athlete Minded: Stories

In part two of our NCAA series, we talk to current women's professional basketball player Talia Caldwell.  Talia is currently playing in Spain but took time from her busy schedule to talk to us about what it was like to get a business degree from Cal-Berkeley as well as record over 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds. We discuss what it was like for her to balance business courses with practices and games.  My favorite moment was when she compared athletes to depreciating assets.  As an athlete, our bodies will depreciate over time, but there is no health insurance provided once an athlete finally graduates from that college.  She mentions if you have recurring injuries from your sport that mess up your back, you will have to live with that for the rest of your life, even though it was caused from the sport you played in your college years. She knows she can get a "real job" whenever she finishes her professional basketball career because she has set herself up for success, whenever that may be.  A true inspirati