Kate Martin on the Valkyries’ Inaugural Season, Playing with Caitlin Clark, and WNBA Adjustments

Kate Martin sits down with Sue Bird to discuss her incredible college career at Iowa, where she and Caitlin Clark played in two national championship games. She also talks about her friendship with Kelsey Plum, lessons from her rookie year with the Las Vegas Aces, and what she’s bringing to the Valkyries for their inaugural season. Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:20 Sue’s View 05:50 Kate and Sue's first meeting 08:22 Growing up in sports 14:11 Choosing Iowa 18:22 ACL injury and leadership lessons 25:35 Playing with Caitlin Clark 30:21 Iowa's Final Four runs 35:03 WNBA Draft experience 40:00 Learning from veterans in Vegas 45:10 Adjusting to the pros 50:20 Building with the Valkyries 55:00 Expectations for this season 1:02:20 Conclusion #BirdsEyeView #SueBird #wnba #wnbanews #wnbapodcast #womensbasketball #katemartin #lasvegasaces #caitlinclark #caitlinclarkfans #kelseyplum SUBSCRIBE ► Subscribe to Bird's Eye View for more WNBA interviews, reactions, and highlights:    / @suebird   LISTEN ► Listen to Bird's Eye View on your favorite podcast platform. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/76CWtQO... Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... FOLLOW SUE & THE SHOW ► Sue Bird on Instagram:   / sbird10   ► Sue Bird on X: https://x.com/s10bird ► Bird’s Eye View on Instagram:   / birdseyeviewpod   ► Bird’s Eye View on TikTok:   / birdseyeviewpod   About Bird's Eye View Bird's Eye View is your courtside seat to the WNBA, hosted by Hall of Famer and four-time champion Sue Bird. Every week, Sue offers sharp insight, candid analysis, interviews, and behind-the-scenes stories that spotlight the brilliance of women's basketball. Bird’s Eye View is produced in partnership with VOX MEDIA and TOGETHXR. New episodes drop every Friday on YouTube! About Sue Bird Sue Bird is a WNBA Hall of Famer, four-time WNBA champion, 13x All-Star, and five-time Olympic gold medalist who spent all 19 of her active years in the WNBA playing for the Seattle Storm. In 2021, she founded TOGETHXR – a woman-centered media group – alongside three influential women athletes to further the progress, culture, representation, and coverage of all women and girls in sport. Since retiring, Sue has become Managing Director for USA Basketball's Women's National Team and holds a minority ownership stake in both the Seattle Storm and NWSL's Gotham FC.