Friday, October 3, 2008

He let me make mistakes and grow from them

Candace Parker (on left), who earned both Rookie of the Year and MVP honors in the WNBA this week, credits LA Sparks coach Michael Cooper with her continuing development:

"He never lowered the bar. He always continued to raise it and I think that's why I always continued to be successful this year. Sometimes, coaches have a really tight rein, but he let me make mistakes and grow from them. I'm better because of that."