How I used my voice to impact millions & win gold medals | Tamika Catchings | TEDxIndianapolisWomen

How does someone born with a hearing impairment, begin to find and then use her voice for good? Tamika Catchings, a 4X Olympic Gold Medalist, reveals how she went from being mocked for her dreams to achieving them in a lifetime of grit and determination. Listen to WNBA Champion and MVP with the Indiana Fever as she shares her fears, failures and insecurities about how she rose above them to become one of the greatest women’s basketball player of all time. She now wears several hats as an Author, Speaker, Philanthropist, ESPN Basketball Analyst, Director of Player Programs for Pacers Sports & Entertainment and owner of Tea’s Me Café. Tamika Catchings is a 4X Olympic Gold Medalist and Indiana’s “do-everything” forward who retired after 16 seasons with the WNBA’s Indiana Fever. Author, Speaker, Philanthropist, ESPN Basketball Analyst, Director of Player Programs for Pacers Sports & Entertainment and owner of Tea’s Me Café. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

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I want to thumbs up your message about a thousand times.

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Such a powerful story!