As an athlete, I embrace the fact that I am a role model for today’s youth. Whether it is stressing the importance of education and encouraging a love for reading, teaching about nutrition and how to live a healthy lifestyle, or working on a local and global level to help eradicate malaria, I am constantly trying to use the platform basketball has given me to positively influence as many lives as possible.
NBA, WNBA, FIBA Basketball Agents lead by: Brian Dyke & Jay Baptiste
On April 4, 2007 she was drafted by the Seattle Storm in the WNBA draft. In her rookie season she has been quoted as being one of the best pure shooters of the game. Many have compared her to other Indiana greats such as Larry Bird and Katie Douglas. Upon her return to Indiana to verse the Indiana Fever on June 13,2007 Beech Grove honored Gearlds for her achievements and representation of their city.
Jennifer has won an NCAA Basketball Championship at Stanford University, and was honored with both the Naismith and Wade Trophies. She is an Olympic Gold Medalist and is regarded as one of the best players to ever play the game of basketball.  As the Salt Lake Tribune expressed, "Jennifer Azzi is no doubt the best fit athlete to play the sport of basketball, male or female." As well took part in lot of WNBA games in 1999-2003
Before Lauren was drafted into the WNBA, most of the visitors here were Australian. With Lauren's growing international fame, people from all around the globe have landed on the LJorg doorstep. Not many of us can lead the globe-trotting lifestyle of a professional athlete, but thanks to the internet, together we can cringe at their defeats, savour their victories, and whine at the refs from all corners of the world.
