Kara Lawson was three years old when Los Angeles hosted the 1984 Olympics.
She says it was a transformative experience.
"Watched it, my parents explained it to me as best as I could understand it at three. I was enamored with it. That was my first athletic goal that I can remember, wanting to be an Olympian.”
Goal achieved. Lawson goes to Paris this month as an assistant coach for the U.S. Women’s National Team. It will be her third Olympics, in three different locations, in three different roles.
After a stellar basketball career at Tennessee that included three Final Fours, the Detroit Shock made Lawson the fifth pick of the 2003 WNBA draft.