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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: June 2009 -10 Questions for Candace Parker [Watch (HLS stream): June 2009 -10 Questions for Candace Parker](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/shElL9Z8.m3u8) (4:49)  _Published 2009-06-26. The WNBA MVP is back on the court after the birth of her first child. Candace Parker will now take your questions_ --- Jul 28, 2023 4:13 AM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [TIME100 | Candace Parker](/video/b0GCSs36/) ### TIME100 | Candace Parker [Dr. Willie Parker: "You Can't Answer Religious Questions with Scientific Answers"](/video/462g5zNY/) ### Dr. Willie Parker: "You Can't Answer Religious Questions with Scientific Answers" [10 Questions for Jillian Michaels](/video/geUAjcNi/) ### 10 Questions for Jillian Michaels --- ## Transcript >> I'm Rebecca Keegan for TIME. com with Los Angeles Sparks player, Candace Parker who is taking questions from TIME readers. Our first question comes from Dan Sutin in Toronto. Do you ever play your older brother, Toronto Raptor, Anthony Parker or husband, Shelden Williams of the Minnesota Timberwolves in one- on- one? Even better- have you dunked on them? >> My brother and I are so far apart. He's 11 years older than me. He's the best shooter I've ever seen in my life, so, you know, he'd probably beat me hands down. But we haven't really played. Shelden and I don't play because we are so competitive. We probably would hurt each other. We are super competitive whether it's, you know- you know, we'll work- we'll do agility or something like that together and if it's crossing the finish line, we're pushing each other and cross the finish line- things like that. So, we're too competitive and we thought for the sake of our daughter, we wouldn't play each other in one- on- one. >> This one is from Luke Denker in Belton, Missouri. Do you think they should create co- ed league sports on a professional level? >> I really don't feel like we could play in a- especially in basketball in a professional league with men. I think it's great that young girls have a WNBA to look up to now and I think that we're continuing to make strides forward. >> When do you think the salaries of professional female players begin to- will begin to approach the average salaries of male players? >> We're still starting off and, you know, from the ground up like the NBA did back, you know, in the 50s when their salaries weren't, you know, extravagant like they are today. I think eventually, you know, women will get to that point where- and maybe in my daughter's generation. They'll get to that point where their salaries will be similar. >> You mentioned your daughter which is probably the biggest thing going on in your life right now. So let's get to some of the questions that have to do with her. The first one comes from Brenda Goodman in Johnson City, Tennessee who asks, " How are you doin' with the new baby? Has Pat- she's talking about Pat Summitt- started recruiting her yet ?" >> Well, when I first told coach Summitt that I was pregnant, she was like where can we send the papers like, you know. So, we can send the papers- you can sign them. You shall be signed, [ unk ] then delivered to Tennessee. I had to remind her that my husband went to Duke's so he's pushing for Duke, but I'm doing great. My baby is growing every day, you know. She's the joy in my life. She brings smiles to me every day and, you know, obviously I'm suffering through lack of sleep every night, but, you know, it's really is a blessing to be a mother. >> From Emily Johnston, Maryville, Tennessee. She asks, " How hard is it coming back to the WNBA after a pregnancy ?" >> Well I'm not sure. You know, I- just from talking to my teammates that have done it, you know, Tina Thompson came back in the same season that she delivered her son and Lisa Leslie waited a year. She [ unk ] a year and came back the next year. And they're still at the top of their game, so I don't think it's gonna be easy by any means, but I think that it's possible to do and it's possible to get back to where you were and to be better than were. >> You think the women's game will ever get the same attention as men in terms of ticket sales? >> I don't know, you know, that's a good question. Like I said, with the WNBA being so young and, you know, the NBA having such a head start. You know, obviously I don't think and I'd be lying if I said that women eventually are gonna be as big and fast and strong and, you know, can do all these things- no. That's not gonna happen, but we do have our own edge and we can play basketball and I feel like, yeah our league is gonna be around for a long, long time and our ticket sales are gonna go up and our popularity is gonna grow. And, you know, eventually it might be more equal. >> This one's from Hernan Gonzalez in Orlando who asks, " What do you believe is your responsibility to young women coming up in sports ?" >> Continue to grow women's basketball. You know, allow girls to have the same opportunities that I have had. You know, I was literally like the first generation that could look up to female athletes as role models and to say that that's what I wanna do when I grow up is play, you know, sports or go to college, get a scholarship and play basketball. >> Who were the female athletes that you looked up to? >> I was a humungous Mia Hamm fan. >> Yeah. >> She was pretty, she played sports, you know. She was personable, so, you know, that's what I hoped to be. >> This question comes from Minnesa Khan in Jamaica, New York. She asks, " Growing up playing basketball- did you ever have to deal with negative or sexist comments ?" >> When I would go to those parks and play with those guys, maybe initially they'd be like, " She's a girl. She can't play ." But then, the next time they were picking me first on their team. So, you know, I would just let my actions do the talking. Now that's my biggest advice- just go out there and just play. Let your actions speak for themselves and, you know, don't worry about what everybody else is saying. Just concentrate on playing basketball and I mean embrace being a woman and being in sports. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"June 2009 -10 Questions for Candace Parker","description":"The WNBA MVP is back on the court after the birth of her first child. 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