Dawn Staley helped Team USA’s women’s basketball team win gold at the ‘96 Olympics. It was the highlight of her career. Yet she fell into a depression that was so bad, she didn’t even want to look at a basketball. Nothing prepared her to process reaching such a milestone. She was left asking herself: now what? With a resumé is full of career-highs (hi, 3x national champ), Dawn says the real reward isn’t the trophy – it’s all the work it took to get there. Dawn gets into it all in her new memoir, "Uncommon Favor."

In this episode of 9 to 5ish, Dawn also shares: 

• How many shoes she has in her collection (sneakerheads beware)

• Why she aspired to play in the NBA – instead of the WNBA – growing up 

• How the taboo nature of mental health stopped her from asking for help post-Olympics

• Why she was insulted when approached for a coaching job 

• The one thing she wants to see change for women athletes this year

PS: Dawn’s memoir is out now.

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