On Her Game

Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women's Sports

By: Christine Brennan

Narrated by: Christine Brennan

Instant New York Times Bestseller!

A news-making and electrifying portrait of sports phenomenon Caitlin Clark, whose dramatic ascendance in college basketball and now in the WNBA has captured the attention of media and fans unlike any other female team-sport athlete in history—by award-winning USA TODAY columnist and television commentator Christine Brennan.

America has never seen an athlete quite like Caitlin Clark. Attracting record-shattering attendance and TV ratings, she has riveted the nation with her famous logo threes and thrilling passes and changed how fans across the country view women’s sports. Drawing on dozens of extensive interviews and exclusive, behind-the-scenes reporting, veteran journalist Christine Brennan narrates Clark’s rise—including the formative experiences that led to her scoring more points than any woman or man in major college basketball history—and delivers fascinating new details about Clark’s Olympic snub by USA Basketball, the safety concerns around her that led to charter flights for all players, the WNBA’s lack of preparation for heightened national scrutiny, and troubling outbreaks of jealousy and resentment as a white player became the top story in a predominantly Black league.

The 2024 season was a watershed. Always taking the high road in the face of criticism, Clark proceeded to write herself into WNBA record books as one of the league’s most talented rookies ever. And her winning persona—on full display whether surrounded by children begging for autographs or reporters hanging on her every word—made Clark such a fan favorite that increasingly larger arenas needed to be found to accommodate the hordes who traveled hundreds, and sometimes thousands, of miles to watch her play.

Clark arrived as a sports and cultural icon a little more than fifty years after the passage of Title IX, the 1972 law that opened the floodgates for girls and women to play sports in America. On Her Game is a sports story, certainly, but it’s also the story of a nation falling in love with what it has created because of that law—millions of new athletes, led by the magical Caitlin Clark.

Critic reviews

"Women’s sports are experiencing increasing popularity, and author/narrator Christine Brennan posits that much of it has to do with the rise of basketball phenom Caitlin Clark. Brennan’s clear, sometimes adulatory, prose is matched by her resonant tones and energetic cadence. Brennan recounts Clark’s journey from the NCAA playoffs through her rookie year with the Indiana Pacers. Not dwelling on Clark’s occasional hubris—“I don’t want anyone to be better than me”—Brennan stresses Clark’s confidence and thoughtfulness. Brennan doesn’t shy away from the fact that Clark is white and many WNBA players are Black, Clark’s unprecedented rocket to fame is related to perceptions of her whiteness. Brennan’s approachable sportscaster-like style enhances these observations of a new era in women’s sports."

The Final Mic Drop

Too many have refused to acknowledge the once in a generation player that is Caitlin Clark. Christine Brennan provides all of the facts from the importance of Title IX for all of us women athletes to what it means to elevate your game to a level beyond anyone's wildest expectations of a basketball player, man or especially woman. The WNBA, the Olympics Committee and the WNBPA should all be ashamed of themselves, especially for refusing to comment or be named with comments for this book. None of the people in leadership positions of these organizations have an understanding of what it means to lead. When you have a talent like Caitlin Clark, you embrace her, not disgrace her. Christine Brennan drops the mic on all that went down with these organizations and the incredible maturity of Caitlin off the court while excelling on it. I also found myself harkening back to some of these big plays retold about Clark, her record-breaking moments, last minute shots, and emotional outbursts are wonderful.

Honesty IS the Best Policy

Read and learn about this amazing young woman!
The author pulls no punches about the reality of this league/perfidy.

It’s a great book for those who don’t know Caitlin Clark

If you’re a hardcore CC fan like myself, it feels like a review more than anything insightful. However, it’s still great to have as a sports enthusiast because it does provide more insight of the year 2024 and what she went through and giving more clarity why the WNBA players are they way they are. It’s a deeper history why jealousy and racism runs rampant in the league. Also, shows how graceful Caitlin Clark is as a person, Well written and researched by Christine Brennan.

Illegal Actions

So far excellent book!

Unfortunately there is a lack of understanding about legal issues.

When I was stationed in Japan part of the orientation was “don’t buy cough syrup out on town, they have illegal substances in them that will show up in urinalysis testing”.

Different rules and different laws.

We had a guy who robbed a Japanese Taxi Stand and physically attacked the Japanese National working there. He ended up in the Japanese court system. He broke their laws and the Japanese legal system decided to pursue the case. He was sentenced to prison there and since he was an American we had to get food from the dining facility and deliver it to him. He was not a victim, he was a criminal and the sentence was legit.

Bringing hash into a country (including ours?) is illegal and if a person is caught doing so they can be charged per the laws of the country they are entering.

Griner was found guilty for bringing hash into Russia and sentenced accordingly. Griner was not a victim, she was a criminal.

The American legal system doesn’t travel with Americans. When we go to another country we are subject to their laws!

W🏀W!!!

Great Read!!! Kudos to Brennan well done!!! Could not quit listening to to it!! Loved it so much