Olympic medallist and a trailblazer: WNBL vet Abby Bishop calls time
In a career which featured an Olympic medal, championship rings, and MVP accolades, it's a policy Abby Bishop fought -- and sacrificed -- for, of which she is most proud.
The 36-year-old forward announced her retirement on Monday and will be remembered and admired for the stand she took with Basketball Australia as much as her 2012 Olympic bronze medal, WNBA championship, three WNBL titles, and league MVP status in a brilliant career which spanned nearly two decades.
A year on from the London Olympics, at age 23, Bishop flew from her Canberra base to Darwin to take custody of her newborn niece Zala with her sister unable to care for the tiny, blonde baby.
An instant mother, with a moment's notice, she returned to the nation's capital and was supported and embraced by the WNBL's most successful club and its tight knit community but at national level it was another, disappointing story.
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