Opals coach Sandy Brondello: on her remarkable basketball life and the tough decisions she has to make as national coach
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Sandy Brondello is an icon of Australian basketball. First as a player and then a successful coach, she was a key contributor to the Opals' golden era and now leads the national side as well as the New York Liberty in the WNBA.
In this episode, Sandy speaks with host Sam Squiers about:
Her childhood on a farm in remote North Queensland
Successes and failures in a glittering career playing in the green and gold
The controversy surrounding former Opals star Liz Cambage
Juggling motherhood with elite sport
Lauren Jackson's remarkable return to competitive basketball
Brittney Griner's imprisonment in Russia.
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