Oofos keep Dawn Staley on the move
Dawn Staley achieved success early in her career, first winning the National High School Player of the Year award and later winning four Olympic gold medals. She is the most decorated player and coach in history, but it wasn't given to her. She earned her many awards, reputations, and championships along the way. Being the head coach of an Olympic team and trying to maintain a streak of six gold medals puts a lot of pressure on you. She is currently the head coach for the South Carolina Gamecocks.
Dawn and her team won the seventh gold medal, but she's keen to point out how, "Everybody sees the success. Nobody's mind really goes to what it took to be successful."
The daily commitment and difficulty of training and preparation wears on the body, necessitating a focus on recuperation to recuperate.
Basketball is a high-impact activity that involves pivoting, sprinting, and jumping on a hardwood court. Not to mention the effort done in the gym, where Dawn continues to spend the most of her days.
Dawn received her first pair of OOFOS as a present five years ago, and they quickly became a necessity.
She keeps a pair at work, a pair at home, a pair in her overnight bag, and most recently, she brought a pair to Tokyo for another gold-medal performance.
"I find that being a former athlete, we are creatures of habit. I wake up in the morning - I slide into my OOFOS. If you have knees and ankles like I have, it creates such a comfort ... that they become my habit."
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