THANKS
THANKS FOR WATCHING. GOOD. AND FINALLY KELLY HARPER'S 4@RETURN TO ROCKEY TOP IS IMPRESSIVE
WITH A FOUR AND START NOT TOO
SHABBY. BUT WE WANT TO KNOW A
LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE WOMAN
BEHIND THE COACHING WHISTLE.
HERE'S BETH HAYN4@ES 4@WE 4@HAD
THE BELLS AND WHISTLES BACK IN
LIFE HAS COME FULL CIRCLE. OR
IN THIS CASE FOR PORK 4@FOR LAD
BALL HEAD COACH KELLY JOLLY
HARPER. ACTUALLY THE ONLY 4@THI
THAT'S THE SAME IS THE
TRADITION. PAUL MAURER. YEAH.
THAT'S THE ONLY TH4@ING THAT
LOOKS THE SAME. DESPITE THE 4@N
STATE OF THE ART LADY VOLS
LOCKER ROOM MEMORIES PHIL
THOMPSONBOLING ARENA OUR FIRST
PRACTICE IN SEPTEMBER 4@I WALKE
OUT ON THE COURT. THE PLAYERS
WERE OUT THERE AND ALMOST
WELLED 4@UP WITH TEARS. YOU
FILLED PAT SUMMITT PRESENCE AND
THAT MOTIVATE 4@4@COACH HARPER.
KNOW THERE'S GOING TO BE
COMPARISONS I GET IT BECAUSE
WE'RE IN SESSION THAT I JUST
DON'T FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO BE 4@
HER HARPER'S BIT IN THE ZONE
SINCE ARRIVING ON ROCKEY
TAUGHTO 4@NOT ONLY RECRUITING A
RALLYING HER TEAM BUT ALSO
REACT 4@MEETING HER YOUNG FAMIL
HER OLDEST JACKSON STARTED
KINDERGARTEN 4@AND HE LOVES TO
TALK WHICH SOMETIMES AS A
KINDERGARTNER MAY NOT BE THE
BEST SKILL AND HER ONE YEAR OLD
DAUGHTER K4@YLIE ISN'T QUITE
SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT.
EVERYONE TOLD ME GOING FROM ONE
DAUGHTER K4@YLIE ISN'T QUITE SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT. EVERYONE TOLD ME GOING FROM ONE@
TO TWO IS EXPONENTIAL BUT I
DIDN'T. I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW
WHAT 4@THAT MEANT AND NOW I DO.
IT'S A LIE ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU
THROW IN TWO COACHES SCHEDULES
AND A HOUSE RENOVATION 4@YOU
CAN'T MA4@KE THIS STUFF UP. FOR
NOW HOME IS A TWO BEDROOM CONDO
BURSTING AT THE SEAMS. OUR
STUFF IS STILL IN STORAGE 4@
SEVERL IT AGAIN IT'S JUST IT'S
ONE OF THOSE 4@THINGS THAT A YE
FROM NOW WE'RE GOING TO LOOK
BACK AND WE'RE GOING TO LAUGH
AND WE'RE GOING TO MAKE FUN OF
OURSELVES AND ASK HOW WE DID
IT? AND SHE WORKS WITH HER
HUSBAND LADY BALL 4@JOHN HARPER
FOR US COACHING TOGETHER WORKS
PEOPLE THINK WE SPEND EVERY
WAKING HOUR TOGETHER. WE DON'T
WE4@ COME HOME SEE THE KIDS I P
ONE TO BED. HE 4@PUTS THE OTHER
BED. I'M GONNA BET. I MEAN WE
LITERA4@LLY COULD GO DAYS WITHO
SPEAKING. HE ENJOYS BEHIND THE
SCENES BUT ISN'T AFRAID 4@TO RU
INTERFERENCE. HE'S GOING TO
PUSH ME MORE THAN ANYBODY 4@
WOULD? CAN YOU BEAT HIM IN
HOPES? WE HAVE LEARNED THAT THE
BEST THING FOR OU4@R MARRIAGE I
TO NOT COMPETE. WE ARE 4@OFF TH
CHARTS COMPETITIVE AS A PLAYER.
HARPER WATCHED 4@PAT SUMMITT
BALANCE MOTHERHOOD AND PRUITT
QBS SHE WAS SUPERWOMAN AND
THAT'S WHAT I 4@BUT HER BEST
PARENTING ADVICE CAME FROM
DRAKE HEAD COACH JENNIE 4@4@
YEARROUND CHECK. SHE SAID. MY
ONE PIECE OF ADVICE FOR YOU IS
TO TAKE HIM EVERYWHERE. YOU'LL
BE 4@A BETTER COACH AND A BETTE
BETTER MOTHER IF YOU DO THAT 4@
AND I DID. HE WENT EVERYWHERE
BY THE AGE OF 2 HE'D BEEN TO 22
STATES AND IT RUBBED OFF
JACKSONS PRESSING TO PLAY I
KNOW AS SOON AS WE PUT HIM ON A
TEAM 4@I'M GONNA WANT TO BE THE
ALL THE TIME AND I'M NOT GOING
TO BE ABLE TO AND THAT'S GOING
TO BE A BIG BLOW TO ME AS A
MOM. KYLIE IS STILL TOO YOUNG
BUT SEEMS TO HAVE NATURAL
INSTINCTS. SHE'S MORE
AGGRESSIVE 4@THAN JACKSONS MAYB
SHE GETS IT NATURALLY. THERE'S
NO QUESTION WHERE HER LOVE OF
BASKETBALL COMES FROM AND EVEN
WHEN HE WASN'T AN 4@OFFICIAL
COACH HE WAS MY COACH. HER DAD
THE LATE 4@KENNETH JOLLEY TAUGH
HER THE GAME. HE WAS THE GUY
DRAWING UP PLAYS ON THE NAPKIN
IN THE RESTAURANT 4@AS SHE MERG
THE PAST WITH THE PRESENT MAN
THAT'S HYVEE HARDWARE 4@THE
FORMER POINT GUARD NOW HEAD
COACH IS READY TO TAKE THE
SUMMITT AND LEAD HER TEAM ONCE
AGAIN TO VICTORY 4@WE'RE RUNNIN
OUT OF SPACE SO WE HOPE TO
CONTINUE TO AWWWW. I WILL FIND
SPACE FOR CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHIES
I PROMISE YOU THAT WITH A
FIERCE 4@DRIVE COMPETITIVE EDGE
AND A PUSH FROM 4@4@PAT ABOVE I
HER SOUTHERN TWANG AND HER
TENNESSEE ACCENT THAT I GET I
HEAR HER SAYING WELL YOU BETTER
GET WORD 4@RIGHT NOW ON DOOLEYS
VBI WBIRDOTCOM YOU 4@HARPER SHO
OFF THE NEWLY REVAMPED LADY
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