Indiana Fever — Katie Lou Samuelson impressions of camp, Hollywood?, Caitlin Clark, and being a mom

so um I didn't really know what to expect I knew there going be a lot of intensity and all that but the Energy's been it's been one of the most fun groups I've been with after maternity leave you're coming in your new mom how's this here going to be different for you um I just think you know going into this um I have such a bigger for myself um playing season and you know I just feel like things that might have bothered me before things that would get under my skin stuff like that I just feel a level of patience that I have now and with myself but just in general um and you know I'm excited to just do back uh I did amazing thing and um coming back was probably one of the hardest things I've had to do in general so getting here and being here I'm really proud of myself what was the greatest challenge for you getting back into Camp shape for this time of year um I just think you know your body changes things like that I've not I've done injured before and I've always been able to train and all that but like coming back from this I was kind of starting from like Ground Zero um you know a couple months after um having her and uh it was just really really a lot of hard work a lot of dedication to you know make sure my body felt good um and kind of take it easy to get back to this point and I'm just really happy to the out here curious your impressions of Caitlyn after the first couple days of Camp yeah I mean she's been she's been great to play with you know she's a phenomenal pass so for me as a shoo that's something that is is super fun to play with and um clearly she can the ball and that's something that everyone knows but um she just got a really good attitude a really good um you know positive mindset about the Sy that's been fun to play with what is it then like just kind of balancing having a baby and then you know coming back to training camp and doing all of this man it's a lot different before it was like practice okay go home sleep and then get ready now you know I'm going home going to hang out with my baby girl and um like we had two days and so I go home for a couple hours hang out with her and then then get back and um you know my time is is very valuable now so I'm got to make sure I get everything I need to get done here I got to be really professional really get everything um taken care of my body my my mind my basketball um and then I got to get home and I got to be mom coming to this new situation what has stood out about the setup the personalities all that different things on this team uh it's awesome I think this is such a good good group together I think we have so many people that um are just fun Personalities in general but we have people that want to learn want to win and um it's just been heads up it's been it's been great um I know we're we have quite quite a young team but everyone's eager to learn everyone's eager to put in the work and um we want to do something special how's kind of the intensity of the practice and Coach compared to maybe what you you've been used to in the previous stops this has been definitely the most intense I haven't been to that many training camps in general just overseas but um this is this is really high energy really hardworking the competition level and how much we're competing every single day it's it's great do you see chemistry already yeah for sure I think there is chemistry there's um building off of the the people that were here last year I think you can see um how they flow but also you know adding kin playing with uh Tami playing with all the new people that are here um it's been easy to mesh and um get along and play really well with everyone um I really enjoy playing with with UB and ab um is a post player that you know she she needs a lot of attention down there cuz she's going to she's going to make you pay so um just being on the opposite side for kickouts and spreading the floor it's been it's been good and an easy transition what is it like coming from overseas straight to that in in the context of no break you're in shape but at the same time you're probably ready for some kind of break and yeah we have a we have a couple couple um couple ladies who finished the season and just came straight here and so they're really um they're really sacrificing a lot sacrificing their bodies to get here um I've done it a couple Seasons you just have to stay mentally on top of it and make sure you're taking care of your body because it is a lot of work it is a lot on your body and then playing in the W is a different pace different physicality than any other league I've ever played for so you know just you just got to keep doing as much recovery as possible um yesterday Erica said she saw something that said Indiana new Hollywood have you seen a different vibe here kind of with how they basketball uh I mean I definitely Indiana loves basketball I know that and and in general I think everyone has seen the media storm and fans and everything that has come I mean just seeing the people that were asked to draft viewing party was was awesome and as a player that loves to compete loves to be passionate loves to celebrate like I love playing for crows I love playing in front of crowds and I think it's something that um is going to be really special to be a part of and I I knew it was coming but you don't know until you see it so I don't know about Hollywood but it's definitely definitely fun to be here were you at that Pacer game the other day did you make it what did you look out and consider like this is probably our reality this season with this place filled for every single yeah absolutely I think that's a it was an amazing atmosphere amazing Vibe even we got to go out in front of the out and their reception to us even just throwing t-shirts was was awesome so you know we really are going to embrace and and take all the support from all our fans and I'm just excited I think it's going to be really fun

Channel: Scott Agness | Fieldhouse Files

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Keywords: Fieldhouse Files, Indiana Fever, Katie Lou Samuelson, Caitlin Clark, UConn women's basketball, first-time mom, WNBA

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Length: 5min 44sec (344 seconds)

Published: Tue Apr 30 2024