As Taurasi goes after a sixth gold medal, the spotlight is shining on womens basketball brighter than ever.

Taurasi is happy for the enthusiasm, but also sees a bigger picture.

As a team, you have a go at forge these relationships and this chemistry really quickly.

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We dont have a lot of prep time.

That is just some of the perspective Taurasi brings to Team USA as its most senior member.

These are all pieces of wisdom she aims to impart to newer members of her team.

photo of ohio state’s cotie mchmahon wearing jersey number 32 and shooting a basketball

WNBA player, six-time Olympian, and the senior member of USA Basketball’s women’s team

I love the game.

I love to work hard.

And it makes me a better person.

photo of audi crooks shooting a basketball and hannah hidalgo holding a basketball in hand

Its easy to say you want to be healthy, but really its the food thats the medicine.

The Taurasi fams signature smoothie recipe?

We just put it in the blender and rip it up.

photo of UConn basketball player Azzi Fudd holding a basketball while wearing a #35 jersey

But the fact that people marvel at Taurasis illustrious career is also somewhat curious to her.

But Ive changed my tune a little bit to where, you know what?

you could have all the experience and you could have all the accolades.

Tara Davis-Woodhall of Team United States celebrates with husband Hunter Woodhall after winning the gold medal in the Women’s Long Jump Final on day thirteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 08, 2024 in Paris, France.

WNBA player, six-time Olympian, and the senior member of USA Basketball’s women’s team

But its the work that keeps me coming back.

I love the game.

I love to work hard.

coach kara lawson from duke university

And it makes me a better person.

I wouldnt tell myself to do anything differently, Taurasi says.

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photo of juju watkins holding a basketball while wearing a usc jersey with the number 12