Tamika catchings biography

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Her naming as recipient of the very first ESPN Humanitarian Award in and an year run of community service by her Catch The Stars Foundation are testament to her work off the court. She faced being set apart by her hearing loss, separation from family, high expectations and the pain of debilitating physical injury. She reached for the stars with hard work, perseverance and her faith in God.

Through the silence, she found a way to shine. She also is the WNBA postseason leader in points 1, , rebounds , free throws , steals , double-doubles 26 and minutes played 2, She is second in postseason assists , fourth in blocked shots 62 and fifth in 3-point field goals A year earlier, in , she captured her first regular-season MVP honor.

The Fever reached the conference finals eight times, including five straight seasons. Catchings has played in every playoff game in Fever history. Catchings hopes to join an elite club with Teresa Edwards and Lisa Leslie who are currently the only American basketball players, male or female, to earn four Olympic gold medals.

A telling note of durability is that Catchings has played at least 30 games in 11 of her 14 active seasons.