COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Katie Smith's list of accomplishments on the basketball court includes two WNBA championships, seven all-star selections and a WNBA Finals MVP award. She's had her Ohio State jersey number retired and is a member of numerous halls of fame.
But she'll never forget her first Olympic gold medal.
"I still think about growing up and the goal of being an Olympian and always watching the Summer Olympics and being a fan and then wondering how they got there," said Smith, a three-time Olympic gold medalist. "It is stuck in my mind how proud I am of my first one and all the ones who had a hand in it."
Tuesday marks 25 years since Smith joined her U.S. teammates on the top step of the podium at the Sydney 2000 Olympics after defeating Australia 76-54. Alongside other great