Caitlin Clark’s dad breaks down why she’s the rock star that she is
Brent Clark knew his daughter had a special skill as early as 4 years old. He speaks with TV9′s Scott Saville on her journey as well as the pros and cons
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Clark is the result of inborn skills and excellent parenting. She is definitely a wonder woman, so talented.
I’ll be honest, Caitlin is the reason why I follow women’s basketball and the University of Iowa. My son also lives in Iowa City and attends the university.
Dad’s as refreshing as Caitlin!
Obviously, this mother and this father did a lot of things very right raising this superstar. His social media advice is spot on! Keep up the good work
@stevenbergeron3659
Жыл бұрын
he will find out sunday how good she is wait until sunday
@pdgutierrez8784
Жыл бұрын
Mr Brent Clark also speaks so clearly and thoughtfully. I sense they have been great parents. Caitlin projects herself so well. Great video, I enjoyed it so much!. ( children need to be raised y 2 parents. the family unit is so important to their development. it is sad to see how many players in NBA come from single parent homes. We need to keep the family together. (Congress is not helping us with all their hand outs?)
Thanks mom and dad for giving us Caitlin !!! We are blessed to witness such talent 👍
@misterhenry2687
2 ай бұрын
It’s CC. Not KC. Thou shalt not misspell her name.
@erikpeterson25
2 ай бұрын
@@misterhenry2687 thx 🙂
@wingman416
2 ай бұрын
Didn't he get kicked out of a couple of high school games for complaining about the refs? I've never seen that before! He sees himself in her when she complains she was fouled when ever she misses! That's where she gets it!
@erikpeterson25
2 ай бұрын
@@wingman416 thx
@mikemccormick9667
2 ай бұрын
@@wingman416Yes if someone says it on KZread it MUST be true. 🙄🙄
She has an awesome dad. Sure her mom is pretty cool too. Im just liking her more and more. Amazing talent AND a great role model
She's a joy to watch.
Staying away from social media is golden advice. Be private. Let people guess. Endorsements will follow her court achievements. People compare her to Bird. That’s wise. Now follow Bird’s example in his personal life. Stay out of social media and the drama. Long career if she’ll follow that recipe.
@FuShengAlex
2 ай бұрын
And dont get into bar room fights before games 😂
Her dad is exactly right half the people are going to love to watch your play and wish you the very best. And the other half are going to bellyache and complain. Those are the ones she will have to completely ignore. Fortunately, being from Iowa, I am one of the half that loves to watch her play so good work ,nice family , good luck. 👍
She is a GREAT basketball player.. I want to see more of her in the NCAA,WNBA, and the Olympics.. We will witness more history in the years to come.
She is an amazing and generational talent. She has the basketball IQ of Larry Bird, the court vision of Magic Johnson, the long range accuracy of Steph Curry, the Mamba Mentality of Kobe, and the clutch DNA of Michael Jordan, a perfect mix of the greats rolled in one person.....but with a ponytail. I for one will be following her career with great pleasure
@belafonte5519
Жыл бұрын
Let’s not go that far fam
@jjm4643
Жыл бұрын
Great description
@sp123
10 ай бұрын
She gotta perform at the highest level first
@RickReyes
5 ай бұрын
Spot on!!!
@survivrs
4 ай бұрын
@rch I may have to steal your comment to post somewhere else because it's the best one I've found yet.
Nice to see normal parents
@boxelder9147
2 ай бұрын
Nfs
She also stood for the national anthem unlike her competition who chose to go against the United States of America. Go Catlin
@Staywoke1988
Ай бұрын
Go against the United States of America...how so ? Please explain
He's obviously a great guy who helps her remain in balance. Caitlyn has had a great role model and I'm sure her mother is much the same. Gotta love those Midwesterners!
I am a SC fan but you are great Caitlin
@rustysills5016
Жыл бұрын
I love my school iowa..I like south Carolina too..bless both the schools god
@THJSTrickshots
Жыл бұрын
Tough
Caitlin's dad is the force behind her greatness. He is amazingly cool, calm and most important...supportive! Kudos to Brent and his wife.
@pdgutierrez8784
Жыл бұрын
ABSOLUTELY!!!
The shot of her interacting with the younger girls was special. Clark is a good role model for all the youngsters coming up. In 10 years there will be a BB star that said she modeled her career after Caitlyn Clark.
Love her and her parents raised her well!❤
The first time I saw her play was on the U19 USA FIBA team in 2019 and realized that, even with limited playing time, she was a special talent. But in no way did I predict she'd be this good. That she seems equally well-rounded and grounded in facing the pressure of expectations and fame makes me love her even more. I hope she stays healthy and plays for decades. I'd really enjoy seeing her anchor the Women's USA Olympic and World Cup teams in the coming years. GO CAITLIN!
She's definitely MVP this year
@joancarlson5218
Жыл бұрын
Hardly!!! MVP??? Means more than just lucky 3s from the logo🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@Rainy2255
Жыл бұрын
Jealous much ,Karen?
@jamesvorraso3736
Жыл бұрын
She should have won Player of the Year last year too
@robertfoster5705
Жыл бұрын
@@Rainy2255?
@JDubs518
Жыл бұрын
@@joancarlson5218 you gotta be real dumb to think you get that “lucky” shooting 3’a from that distance. She definitely has shooting skill and her passing it well above average for a woman.
She is a class act!
@sbtimeport8
Жыл бұрын
No she's a cry baby
@wingman416
Ай бұрын
@@sbtimeport8 I thought I was the only one who saw her whine and complain that she was being fouled every time she missed a contested shot. More complaining than running back to play "D"with her teammates.
While he was realistic, he also had that critical dad voice. Gees. Give Caitlyn her due, Dad - just acknowledge her greatness, without qualifiers. She’ll take it from there.
This girl is a generational talent with Larry Bird awareness for the game, just an incredible talent.
@cs2710
Жыл бұрын
That’s who she reminded me of too. Same kinda swag and confidence as bird too plus the shooting of course.
I love hearing Brent talk about Caitlin. I could never sit as still and almost motionless if that were my kid. I remember when my boys were young and played football. I probably annoyed other moms as I cheered for them and their teams, but I loved watching them enjoy the game so much.
I think she is going to be ranked a top 5 women's basketball player in the last 10 years
I'm Praying for you, Caitlin Clark
Caitlin keep doing what ur good at b who ur I believe the best is yet to come 4u, although u didn't recieve the top goal, still have some chances yet keep being a role model for younger girls to let them know if they work hard someday they can achieve some of the same goals was taught @ early age kindness always win pass it on, sometimes maybe not right away but u will b rewarded always b better not bitter, congratulations on the season I honestly thought your team handled the game better by for now a retired military veteran who thought your team had a awesome year. Hold your head up high.
We love her dad 100% the way she is!!! Nothing like her in history! It’s stunning! Loosen up as you are very hardened dad! Smile more!
@othernewsid2
Ай бұрын
no kidding.he rarely smiles😅
Smart dad telling her shes gonna have 50% people out there for her and 50% afer her. No unreal expectations.
What a great dad
She has MJ star quality!
@dannymcguire3623
Жыл бұрын
Hahaha…I like your style.😂
wow what a refreshing positive review
Luv when athletes realize that 1 minute of time spent could change a youngsters life
Not going to lie, three weeks ago I didn't know who she was, and that's my bad. Wow, what a ball player. Probably the best thing that could happen to the WNBA. I love her cocky attitude and overall confidence. You don't usually see that in a chick. Good luck to her against LSU. I definitely will root for her as I'm not a big SEC fan. Her parents should be proud, she's a game changing, generational player.
@pdgutierrez8784
Жыл бұрын
We should also look at the girl form Minnesota who went to UCONN instead of staying home, Paige is a great player too.
@joeyguidry1231
Жыл бұрын
Most losers aren't SEC fans.
@JS-yt1bl
Жыл бұрын
NCAAW basketball games are regional on television I think. Next season we will see more of her.
@CVogel-jq9jk
Жыл бұрын
SHE LOST
@CVogel-jq9jk
Жыл бұрын
I thought it was TRANS
Dad..you did good 😊😊
Pure class 🎉
It’s very affluential to a young person having both parents present
Amazing family
This gal is awesome! She has more class than any of the players from LSU. Definitely would love to see a rematch next year.
@kimlinden2280
10 ай бұрын
LSU also has plenty of good players. Caitlin has the same intense styles of play, competitiveness and trash talking actions as any of LSU's players. Both teams have top athletes. No reason to bash her opponents in the tournament while praising Caitlin.
@kylewood8327
10 ай бұрын
@@kimlinden2280 Yes they do and yes she does, but I think Clarke also would of used better judgment at games end. Even the one game announcer thought it was a little much. In the end if your going to dish it out you better be ready to take it too. There Clarke showed class, I doubt any LSU player could of done that.
@JMcFad2
4 ай бұрын
If you're prejudice against Black players, just say that Kyle. There's literally nothing that those LSU players have done on the court that hasn't been done by hundreds of basketball players in the past, including your white savior Caitlin.
@JMcFad2
4 ай бұрын
If you're prejudice against Black players just say that Kyle. There's literally nothing those LSU players have done that hasn't been done by countless other competitive athletes. The infamous hand gesture you all love to point to was done by Caitlin first and yet you don't call her classless. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to know why.
@kylewood8327
4 ай бұрын
@@JMcFad2 Say what you want man, I just thought it was distasteful
I say she has little room for improvement...she's AWESOME!
@tima.478
Жыл бұрын
It's really a lot of little things that he's speaking of, nuances of the game if you will. I was a pretty good AAU baller back in my day. I always felt like I had so many things to fix about my game, no one else saw any of that.
@woojoke
Жыл бұрын
@@tima.478 She's not perfect: a few too many t/o's, not the best defender, some bad shot selections, though she still be AWESOME!!
@tima.478
Жыл бұрын
@@woojoke Yeah, no player has ever been perfect, that's for sure. But I agree, she is an incredible basketball player!
She is awesome
She the best iv ever seen in women ball she has no idea just how good she is I'll be so glad to watch her game this up come session. Thanks Kalyan.HEY IM A KENTUCKY FAN AND NOW IM A IOWA FAN NOW ALL I CAN SAY IS WOW
@wingman416
Ай бұрын
With a hand in her face from a 6 footer in the WNBA, she wont be able to shoot over them, and her passes will be intercepted by more astute players.
@wingman416
Ай бұрын
Oh, andher left-arm pushoff before her step back three shot will be called a foul by refs not paid to deliver a "great white hope" to the finals!
The best female basketball player I’ve ever seen playing
@KJ3113
Жыл бұрын
U never saw Uconn's Diana Taurasi. 3 straight NCAA Championships.
@AroundTheWayGirl88
Жыл бұрын
@@KJ3113 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
@scallywagsmith127
Жыл бұрын
You blind😂
@JDubs518
Жыл бұрын
Too bad she’s a cry baby and legit complains on EVERY. SINGLE. CALL. Against her.
@chitzzz1384
Жыл бұрын
@@scallywagsmith127 so you beling to the 50% that find happiness in the failures of others
I went to Auburn, and when I was there the women's team were 2nd in the NCAA 4 out of 5 years. I played pickup with them women a lot, and I have good skills. I am a 6'4" guy (played DIII basketball), and on Auburn women's team I could have started at shooting guard or small forward. I would've gotten CRUSHED inside, as center or power forward, as I am WAY too small. Even though their team was great, they had NO ONE who was even close in ability to Caitlin...NOWHERE close. She moves smoothly and effortlessly with the ball, and has the vision and passing ability like an NFL quarterback...AMAZING long-ball passes. Her long-distance shooting skills were WAY better than most guys playing college basketball. The only guy I saw in person/played against (pickup) who could shoot more long distance, easily, was Chuck Person. She could've started at shooting guard in the vast majority of guy's teams in today's college basketball (counting ALL the 4 year colleges, not just DI). She would be too slow to play point guard, and too small for small forward, but her shooting and passing is the key for the shooting guard position. We used to watch SCAD (Savannah College of Art and Design), who was DIII. They had a girl as backup point guard, as they had no women's team (brand new school). Caitlin could've started at point guard, shooting guard or small forward for them, and they would've won a ton more games. When I played DIII, we played at GA Tech and lost by 4...we led almost the whole game. If Caitlin played for us, as shooting guard, we would have won, EASILY, if we had a three point line. Two of my grandparents were from Iowa (my parents went to Iowa State), and my Michigan grandparent went to Iowa, where his uncle was Professor of Physics at Iowa. He did field events for Iowa Track and Field and qualified for the US Olympic Trials, but didn't have the money to get there by train, so couldn't go. I also used to know the Iowa VB coach. Good to see Iowa showcased on the national scene...
Very stable parents.
Awesome Dad 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿👍🏽
"One thing he says is he can't shoot from the logo like Caitlin." Dude, NONE of us can shoot from the logo like that, lol
@jopac4742
Жыл бұрын
Curry
@BabySpit
Жыл бұрын
I prefer mid ranges 😅😅😅
Some of those 3pt baskets are from around 40ft... crazy.
Clark loves the game and she has the confidence to play playground pick-up ball on the Court in competition !🏀 That's how magic and rest do it.
YEAH Mr Clark Seems really Cool about thing's. FGD He'll Admit that He & His Wife aren't The Superman Couple. Or that His Daughter is of Supernatural Power's Either. But He will definitely Agree That She has Talent's? She has YET too Fulfill even on The Basketball Court. I Personally Think that is Super Cool 😎😎 of Him. Thanks for Sharing.
She plays more like a man than any other woman I have seen. Her release us so much faster than any of the others.
@keithfreitas2983
Жыл бұрын
Her and Paige Bueckers play about the same. They played against each other for years.
@ndjibukabengele973
Жыл бұрын
You're forgetting the point guard of Virginia Tech.
If social media published the hours, days, weeks, months, years, decades that she has spent working to improve her skills they would have a true story to tell. Her intensity and untiring effort are a result of conditioning over time. She appears to have the perfect family support throughout the years. Her shooting skill is but a small portion of the why she outshines all others. Attitude, conditioning, passing, dribbling and game awareness all play a part of Caitlin Clark.
@Staywoke1988
Ай бұрын
Do you have the tape ? Show us....
@petep5207
Ай бұрын
Let me recommend the BEST documentary I have seen of her, since she was a child. The channel is called HAZZ and the title is "The Caitlin Clark Effect". I was floored when I watched that. Any critic of hers MUST watch that and they will--if they are human--change their tune. People are actually saying she was handed everything because she is white. Despicable. SHE'S BEEN BALLING SINCE AGE FIVE.....watch the video. Thank me later.
Obviously a product of a two parent family makes a well rounded person.
@Mitch_Feral
Жыл бұрын
This is a bonkers post.
@kevinr5187
Жыл бұрын
@@Mitch_Feral Ok.
@atpcliff
Жыл бұрын
FALSE: First, MANY two parent families have TERRIBLE kids. AND, it sometimes has NOTHING to do with the parents. Second, some families with one parent do a GREAT job of parenting, and have great kids...even with NO parents...some families and kids do great. THIRD: The nuclear family (two parents in a home, in modern society), was a TERRIBLE idea, and it has wasted the talents of so many of Our Kids. Tribal/village living, like we ALL used to do, is WAY more efficient than two-parent families. In traditional living, ALL the kids in the village, had MULTIPLE parents, and MULTIPLE supporting brothers and sisters, and adults, to help them reach their full potential.
@kevinr5187
Жыл бұрын
@@atpcliff That's a fair statement, you say what you believe, I did not say there were not other options or the other options could not produce a well rounded person. Thanks for the input. Have a good day.
@markskarzynski2646
Жыл бұрын
💥atta Harnass your agenda to an unbridled raw talent…
Maybe they need to consider a 4 or 5 point line. Took years to get the 3. Start now. Try it out. She's great!!
She had 3 steals in a game recently
👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍
Caitlin has worked hard to be where she is at
I think the only flaw in her game is she is only a average defensive player. But offensively she is a dynamo . Her attitude and love,passion for the game is outstanding.
she might be a super star basket ball player but I haven't heard her do rock and roll!!!!
Dedication
IMO the real question is where does BB (mens and womens) go after this? The three point line has to be changed or eliminated. What will the changes be and what will the effect of the changes be?
Caitlin is a “rock star” of the Bball 🏀 courts. And behind her are 2 wonderful supportive parents. “Hats off” to all of you.
“Really good”? She is an awesome basketball player. Larry Bird was one of the 5 best players to ever play the game and Indiana State never won it all.
@groofoot
Жыл бұрын
True ... but they made it to the Championship Game ....
She's better than most WNBA players
Good assessment of her except the part at the end where he says that she still has a lot of room for improvement.
@snowymountainlove
Жыл бұрын
there is always a lot of room for improvement. Jack Nicklaus essentially summed it up when he pointed out that no one had ever shot a round of golf with a score of 18. yet.
@KJ3113
Жыл бұрын
The best players like Brady, Jeter, Bonds, Kobe, Jordan, ETC, never are content. The great ones alwsys gotta keep working harder, and harder, and harder
Dude saw free tuition from day 1. Beast
Talent without the cockiness. Refreshing.
@Staywoke1988
Ай бұрын
Are you kidding...She's about as Rocky as the rest !
Dad’s wrong about one thing. The fifty fifty thing of 50% not liking her. Only her competition may not like her. The rest of us are rooting for her all the way. Good job Dad
@Staywoke1988
Ай бұрын
Not quite !
Keep playing with swagger and passion !! That's Real! You can tell her father a stiff as square lol
I find no fault with a superstar, so long as she does not spit in your face or punch you out. I find fault with addicts, bumps, thieves. #22 can do no wrong in my eyes.
Someone mentioned A Female Larry Bird, also I might also add, Steph Curry. In the way she makes so many 3's. Tough, but Humble
A lot more than 50% are for her, but point taken.
How did he like that clap back?
I don’t like bb. I go to great lengths to watch this woman play. I couldn’t look away from the LSU game, absolutely WOW!
The hype on Caitlin Clark is approaching ridiculous !
O I'm 57 years old. And iv seen larry birds game and she fits that of Kalyan you just love the game anyone cuts her game don't no basketball
Before long, she’s going to be in the hall of fame, stay strong!!!
No when you are that good you don't let crumbs bother you
"Superstar" 😂😂
She’s a A super star because she can flatnout ball.. In my himble opinion one who gollows and supports girls and women’s basketball long bedore she arrived.she is the was the best poy womens bball player for the past 3 years. That’s my humble opinion one who’s played the game many years and who has coach girls basketball for over 25years. She is the truth. and that’s not daddy ball it’s a rwal fan
She's like the Taylor Swift of college hoops!
Many junior high or high school boy players would block the majority of her shots since Caitlin really has a hop shot, not a jump shot.
She has ice water in her veins. He handles the pressure. She wants the ball in pressure situations. Those are skills only the elite of the elite have. I always called it the killer instinct. Larry Bird had it, Michael Jordan had it, Kobe Bryant had it.
If Trump was president of the US Caitlin Clark and Iowa would have won, the Championship game 2024!
Rock star like Mia Hamm, Danica Patrick, Michelle Wie, Hope Solo and Rebecca Lobo out of UConn. Once she gets to the WNBA she'll blend in and forgotten about nicely.......
If she would play more defense and quit walking around with her palms pointed toward the sky that would help
Doing for women’s bball what Larry Bird did for men’s
@Staywoke1988
Ай бұрын
What was that , please explain?
Sorry, not sorry 40% shooting from the floor is not good, multiple turnovers a game is not good
Caitlin has done for womens basketball what the forward pass did for football.
@Staywoke1988
Ай бұрын
What , are you on drugs....or just wilfully ignorant 🙄 ?
Maybe she will win a participation trophy 🏆
Wnba bound.
Too bad once she's out of college she will be looking for a new job.
Never see mouth pice chewing, more Boston Larry than Chewy Curry
Face of the WNBA
With her quick release, there could a role for her in the NBA. ..just saying and with her star power think of the money she’d bring to the league. Forget the wnba she is too good for that league
@pdgutierrez8784
Жыл бұрын
I wonder what Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) has done for Caitlin?
Espn 0 Clark 100
A team player not for her self
Caitlin Clark is the best college womens basketball player Ever 🇺🇲
and she lost the national championship game
@atpcliff
Жыл бұрын
One person can't win by themselves, all the time.
Foul Mouth? Haven't heard about her cussing ( at least to an excess)