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Candace Parker: Left Foot, Right Foot, Breathe, Repeat

Published Jun. 30, 2017 6:28 p.m. ET

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Led by Candace Parker, on the biggest stage, the Los Angeles Sparks won their third WNBA Championship in franchise history

Last night, the Los Angeles Sparks defeated the Minnesota Lynx, 77-76, with a game winning bucket from Nneka Ogwumike to win their 3rd WNBA championship in franchise history.

Whether or not you were a Sparks fan or not, tell me you didn’t feel some type of emotion. Not even a little bit, when Candace Parker hit the hardwood when the clock finally struck 0.

Goosebumps, you know like the book series? Yeah, that’s what I got.

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In case you missed it, Candace Parker was snubbed from the Women’s Olympic team this summer, and the WNBA 1st and 2nd team. She couldn’t be snubbed from her first WNBA title, though, because Parker showed up to Game 5 as if she listened to Janet Jackson’s “Control” instead of a Pat Summitt speech “The name’s Candace…Mrs.Parker if ya nasty.”

Quite hard to believe this was Candace Parker’s first trip to the WNBA Finals in her career, and winning on your first trip isn’t too shabby might I add.

As we all expected, we knew who Candace Parker was dedicating this championship, none other than the late, great Pat Summitt.

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Seems like it was a “Rocky Top” Finals for CP3, in fact, here are her thoughts of her performance during the WNBA Finals,

[via AP]

“I wasn’t upholding my end of the bargain in this series for my teammates. I think in years past maybe I was doing a lot and maybe I could have used a little help, but this year it was on me,” Parker said following her team’s win.

“My teammates were doing their part, I had to step up and do mine.”

Candace Parker could have easily got caught up in all the adversity that came her way this season, but guess what? She took Pat Summitt’s advice, “Left foot, right foot, breathe, repeat.”

You know that sigh of relief you give after you complete your resume? Well, this is your moment Candace, take your sigh!

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