After Joni Taylor finished discussing Georgia’s thrilling win over Tennessee, the Lady Bulldogs’ head coach was greeted by her life’s biggest joy.
Her two-year-old daughter, Jacie Taylor, was carried down to the podium and instantly grinned in search of her mother’s arms. Taylor hoisted Jacie (along with a Tigger stuffed animal that was tightly grasped in her hand) in the air and smiled back.
It was an encounter equally as cherishable as Georgia’s conference win. Taylor was fully attentive to her daughter and the staffers left in the conference room were in awe. Any thought of the game seemed to escape Taylor’s mind for a split second, but Jacie wanted to celebrate.