Debbie Antonelli | College Basketball and WNBA Analyst
Episode 94: Debbie Antonelli | College Basketball and WNBA Analyst
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Show Notes:
- Rich Spotlight: Debbie Antonelli
- Doesn’t feel that she’s worked a day in her life even after 31-years of calling basketball games
- Parents reinforced that they could never quit as a kid
- Boy’s little league baseball was her first team that she was on in High Park, NY
- Moved to Cary, NC in middle school and realized that she loved basketball watching NC State games and the fact that she could get a scholarship
- Still believes that Cheryl Miller was one of the best players in women’s basketball and would be a household in the WNBA today
- Lives by three power words, “Build, Serve, Empower”
- Broadcasting was never something that she ever thought about as a career, she wanted to be an athletic director
- She’s never had an agent but has a great husband and three boys that complete “Team Antonelli” which allows her to continue doing what she loves
- An advocate of Clemson L.I.F.E. program as one of her sons has Down’s Syndrome and is a student at Clemson through this program
- Words of Wisdom from Debbie Antonelli:
- “Don’t judge a book by its cover.”
- “You really don’t know anything about somebody until you walk a mile in their shoes.”
- “I’m not trying to prove anything, I’m trying to improve.”
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About the author, Richmond Weaver
Richmond, a graduate of Clemson University has been involved with sports for most of his life and developed a passion for basketball and sports at an early age. He currently lives in Greenville, SC with his wife Karen, founder of Upstate Esthetics and their three kids.