{
  "id": 7520004,
  "title": "A WNBA MVP sought direction in retirement. One word helps her find it",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/a-wnba-mvp-sought-direction-in-retirement-one-word-helps-her-find-it",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-15T09:31:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/wnba-mvp-sought-direction-retirement-093105789.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former WNBA MVP Tamika Catchings has found direction in retirement by choosing a single word to guide her each year. This practice began after her illustrious basketball career, which included WNBA MVP and champion titles, Olympic gold, and induction into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. At 47, Catchings realized she needed to learn a different way of operating following her retirement from professional basketball. The article explores how this annual \"word\" has shaped her life and perspective.",
  "summary": "This article is part of our Life on the Other Side of the Game series, which explores the lessons former athletes have learned in retirement about success, fulfillment, and perspective. Every December, Tamika Catchings asks herself two questions: What matters to me? And what impact do I want to have? Based on her answers, she chooses a single word that can embody it all. It becomes her “word” for…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}