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New Mom Candace Parker: Baby Is The Joy In Her Life
WNBA Los Angeles Sparks player Candace Parker and her husband, Sacramento Kings player Sheldon Williams, welcomed their first child, a daughter, Lailaa Nicole Williams, on May 9. New mom Candace says “baby is the joy in [her] life.”
Although Parker is getting much less sleep now, she is “doing great” and is enjoying motherhood. She is also looking forward to getting back to work and actually, has started training for the basketball season.
Candace said, “I feel good and I feel like I’m pretty much a few pounds heavier than my playing weight (she was 175 pounds last year). But I pretty much got back down to where I was, give or take five or seven pounds. That will burn off in the first week in practice.”
Will the new mom be able to get back in the game just weeks after giving birth?
Said Parker, “My teammates have done it. Tina Thompson came back the same season she delivered her son. Lisa Leslie waited a year. They’re still at the top of their game. I don’t think it’s going to be easy, by any means, but I think it’s possible to come back better than I was. I understand my body a lot more. I focus a lot more on stretching and taking care of myself.”
She sounds totally disciplined and I’m guessing she won’t have any trouble getting back to the top of her game!
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chelsi vaden commented on Aug 30 09 at 3:36 pmyour great and i know you will have NO problem getting back on top
brittany CandaceYour really good. i hope i get like you one of these days i bet play college but maybe not in the wnba but who knows if i keep working hard i could commented on Sep 11 09 at 11:09 amComments
brittany CandaceYour really good. i hope i get like you one of these days i bet play college but maybe not in the wnba but who knows if i keep working hard i could commented on Sep 11 09 at 11:09 amComments
brittany CandaceYour really good. i hope i get like you one of these days i bet play college but maybe not in the wnba but who knows if i keep working hard i could commented on Sep 11 09 at 11:09 amComments
Vaucheria commented on Nov 08 09 at 8:36 pmCANDACE IS THE BEST PLAYER IN THE WNBA I LUVVVVVVVVVVVV C.PACKER. MY BASKETBALL NUMBER IS #3,TOO. BUT SHOULD BE #1 BECUZ IMMA BEAST AT PG ND CENTER. U WONT HAVE NO PLOBLEM GETTING ON TOP AGAIN.
Haley commented on Nov 13 09 at 11:08 amCandace is the best basketball player in the world. i have a picture sign by her. Candace is #1
tamara commented on Nov 27 09 at 4:33 amI love to see you play. If the baby looks anything like you she is pretty.
Mia commented on Nov 27 09 at 3:44 pmCommentshey candace I knw u can nget bak in da game and play da best you can!!!
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