Catchings focused on gold for third Olympic appearance - 13 WTHR Indianapolis

The Fever have three more games until they shut down for the Olympics. Meantime, Fever forward Tamika Catchings is trying to keep her mind off the Olympics.

London will mark Catchings' third and final appearance in the Olympic games. She talked about passing the torch on to younger players.

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"We have so many great players coming in, and in order for them to have the opportunity to make the team - especially with the Olympic experience - somebody has to go. And I think sometimes it's hard when you get older and it's kind of like you want to have that opportunity; you want to be on the team and be there from a leadership standpoint. I feel like we're kind of handing that torch off," she said.

Eyewitness Sports asked Tamika how she would describe her Olympic experiences so far.

"It's been amazing. You really can't put it into words. Being able to represent your country, wear that USA across your chest; for us, having the opportunity to win gold medals on the Olympic stage and world championship stage...for me, it's a dream come true," she said.

"My first Olympics that I watched was the 1996 Olympics game. They came out in Atlanta and dominated and from that point on it was like, I want to have the opportunity to do that," Tamika added.

"How do you describe what it means when you're standing on that podium and they're playing the national anthem?" Eyewitness Sports asked.

Tamika let out a long sigh and smiled. "You can't really describe it. You're standing there; you look to your right and you look to your left and you see other countries standing on the podium and it's like, all the hard work that you put into it and for me, it's just my third opportunity. I started in 2002, the world championship team; 2004 with the Olympic team my first time; I started as a little baby, as far as in the system, the senior system and now here I am," she said.

"When you stand on the podium all of that kind of races through your mind and they're playing the national anthem, the flag's going up, people are cheering, people are crying, and you know, it's just like - this is what it's all about."