Dawn Staley recalls how she became a basketball coach and shares the key to her success

University of South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley has led her team to three national titles, making her one of the most decorated coaches in college basketball history. But she didn’t always want to be called “Coach.”

In her new book, “Uncommon Favor: Basketball, North Philly, My Mother, and the Life Lessons I Learned from All Three,” Staley discusses her impressive basketball career playing for the University of Virginia, winning three Olympic gold medals and solidifying herself as a key figure in the early years of the WNBA.

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Recalling when athletic director Dave O’Brien first asked her to coach Temple University’s women’s basketball team over two decades ago, Staley tells TODAY.com she thought, “Why would I do that?”

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