Geno on NIka - "I Want Who She is"
Apr 22, 2021 11:40:15 GMT -5
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Post by chicagogg on Apr 22, 2021 11:40:15 GMT -5
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"Ascribe her passion, moxie and toughness to what you want, though Mühl and her father, Darko, paint those attributes as products of her heritage, the environment in which Nika grew up and maybe even some genetics. Wherever the case, Auriemma isn’t looking to change her.
“She’s everything that you want in a player,” Auriemma said......
Mühl admits once her stubbornness gave way, everyone benefited. Auriemma may have won that battle, but doesn’t think he’ll ever win the war. And he doesn’t intend to.
“I don’t want her to all of a sudden become boring. I don’t want her to become, ‘well I’ll do exactly what coach says’ and be robotic,” Auriemma said. “I just need her understand when to and when not to and how to pick her spots. ... But I want who she is.”
Love, love, love this kid.
"Ascribe her passion, moxie and toughness to what you want, though Mühl and her father, Darko, paint those attributes as products of her heritage, the environment in which Nika grew up and maybe even some genetics. Wherever the case, Auriemma isn’t looking to change her.
“She’s everything that you want in a player,” Auriemma said......
Mühl admits once her stubbornness gave way, everyone benefited. Auriemma may have won that battle, but doesn’t think he’ll ever win the war. And he doesn’t intend to.
“I don’t want her to all of a sudden become boring. I don’t want her to become, ‘well I’ll do exactly what coach says’ and be robotic,” Auriemma said. “I just need her understand when to and when not to and how to pick her spots. ... But I want who she is.”
Love, love, love this kid.
