Tennessee head coach Kim Caldwell is a warrior.
Caldwell, new to the Lady Volunteers program this season, has been conquering two things: building a program and growing a baby. That’s right. Caldwell’s been coaching her squad while pregnant, which earned her peers’ respect, including LSU coach Kim Mulkey, who gave her a baby gift earlier this month. But Caldwell’s determination also caught the eye of South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley.
One week after having a baby boy, the Tennessee coach was back on the sidelines Monday night, coaching against the Gamecocks. That decision left Staley in awe. Here’s what she shared postgame about Caldwell (See the 54-second mark of the YouTube video below):
“Women have the strength of 10 men—no doubt about it …When you have a coach that really wants to hang another banner, it comes as a sacrifice. She’s probably a better woman than me. I don’t know if I could be detached from my little one for that long, but she’s got great help, and she wanted to be here with her team.”
Women have to make decisions like that, and when they do, I feel like other women should honor them and let them know that we see you. We feel you. We hear you.”
