Below is a full transcript of the Zoom press conference with Indiana guard Tamar Bates on Thursday, July 28, 2022.
Tamar Bates
Q. On being a father…
BATES: First off, it puts me in a whole different state of mind. I'm talking as soon as I saw her, it's kind of like just a flip switch. Now, everything that I'm doing, all the work that I'm putting in, it's not just for me. I want to provide for her and my family. It's like getting up, those early mornings, late nights and doing everything that I've been doing, I'm a lot more focused because I have a purpose, I would say.