The announcement was made Monday night at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
, was selected as the first overall pick in the 2024 WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever on Monday night at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
"I kinda just bet on myself and I always believed in myself. That's the biggest thing from a young age my parents always instilled confidence in me, they never told me I couldn't achieve something. But also, I worked really hard for it," Clark explained. "That's what I'm really proud of -- I earned it, I deserve it, nothing was ever given to me. More than anything, I just believe in myself and that's what I'm gonna try to take to the next level.
When it comes to competing at the next level, Clark said "I don't feel nervous. I feel just excited and ready." The former Hawkeyes star guard, best known for her jaw-dropping 3-pointers and record-breaking scoring, recently surprised fans with an appearance on "Saturday Night Live," which she told "GMA" was more stressful than waiting for her name to be called Monday night."'SNL and it's not close," she said with a laugh. "I was so nervous. I have never been so nervous to do something in my life. Basketball on a national stage, easy.
"I always wanted to be like my older brother," she said. "He definitely pushed me, never took it easy on me. I think my parents could tell from a young age how competitive I was. The day he learned how to ride his bike, I'm like, 'I'm doing that too, mom and dad, take my training wheels off. Let's go.'"
"They always had my parents come in and have meetings about me being too competitive in PE class," she recalled."I'm just kind of ready for the next chapter and a new challenge in my life," Clark toldco-anchor Robin Roberts in March. "And what I've been able to do here has been very, very special. But I think the reason I decided to announce it when I did was just to have that closure.
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