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Kamila Vodicková (born December 19, 1972 in Litomerice
Litomerice

Litomerice is a town at the junction of the rivers Elbe and Ohre in the north part of the Czech Republic, approximately 64 km northwest of Prague....
, Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe that existed from October 1918 until 1992 . On January 1, 1993, Czechoslovakia dissolution of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia....
) is a Czech
Czech Republic

The Czech Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east....
 women's basketball
Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....
 player. She currently plays for the North American WNBA's Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix Mercury

The Phoenix Mercury is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Phoenix, Arizona . The Mercury began in 1997 as one of the league's original eight teams....
.

Storm made her the first draft choice of the franchise, a move that caused Vodicková some initial concern. However, after being quickly embraced by the Seattle fans, the redubbed "Vodka" became the centerpiece of the offense, with Edna Campbell
Edna Campbell

Edna Campbell is a retired women's basketball player who played in the Women's National Basketball Association . The 5' 8" guard was a star player for the Sacramento Monarchs and has also played for three other teams, but is best known for continuing to play despite suffering breast cancer....
 as the outside threat.






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Kamila Vodicková (born December 19, 1972 in Litomerice
Litomerice

Litomerice is a town at the junction of the rivers Elbe and Ohre in the north part of the Czech Republic, approximately 64 km northwest of Prague....
, Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe that existed from October 1918 until 1992 . On January 1, 1993, Czechoslovakia dissolution of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia....
) is a Czech
Czech Republic

The Czech Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east....
 women's basketball
Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....
 player. She currently plays for the North American WNBA's Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix Mercury

The Phoenix Mercury is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Phoenix, Arizona . The Mercury began in 1997 as one of the league's original eight teams....
.

WNBA career

The Storm made her the first draft choice of the franchise, a move that caused Vodicková some initial concern. However, after being quickly embraced by the Seattle fans, the redubbed "Vodka" became the centerpiece of the offense, with Edna Campbell
Edna Campbell

Edna Campbell is a retired women's basketball player who played in the Women's National Basketball Association . The 5' 8" guard was a star player for the Sacramento Monarchs and has also played for three other teams, but is best known for continuing to play despite suffering breast cancer....
 as the outside threat. The team did not improve from its initial poor showings until Vodicková got a running mate inside, Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
n Lauren Jackson
Lauren Jackson

Lauren Elizabeth Jackson is an Australian professional basketball player. She is often called LJ or Loz. She is a forward/centre with the Seattle Storm of the WNBA, the Australian national team Australia women's national basketball team and, until 2006, the Canberra Capitals of the Australian WNBL....
.

In the 2004 season, Vodicková was faced with a tough choice, as her home country's Olympic
Olympic Games

The Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event established for both summer and winter sports. There have been two generations of the Olympic Games; the first were the Ancient Olympic Games held at Olympia, Greece, Greece....
 team demanded that she skip the WNBA season if she wanted to play in the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team officials from 201 countries....
. Vodicková refused to go home, and the decision proved prescient, as the Storm ran to a championship
WNBA Finals

The WNBA Finals is the championship series of the Women's National Basketball Association , held in early September and played under a best-of-five playoff format....
 that year.

The salary-capped Storm lost three of its marquee players after the championship, with Vodicková going to the Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix Mercury

The Phoenix Mercury is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Phoenix, Arizona . The Mercury began in 1997 as one of the league's original eight teams....
. Despite strong play from Vodicková, Penny Taylor, Anna DeForge
Anna DeForge

Anna Louise DeForge is an American professional basketball player currently plays for the Minnesota Lynx in the Women's National Basketball Association....
, Maria Stepanova
Maria Stepanova

Maria Aleksandrovna Stepanova is a Russian professional and Olympic Games basketball player. In the United States, she plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the Women's National Basketball Association ....
, and Diana Taurasi
Diana Taurasi

Diana Lurena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the Women's National Basketball Association....
, the Mercury missed the playoffs in 2005.

After the Mercury narrowly missed the playoffs again in 2006, announced she was expecting a child and will be on maternity leave during the entire 2007 WNBA season.

International career

Vodicková has been known to be a dominant player in the Czech circuit. In 2005, she played for the Dynamo in the Russian super league.

Vital statistics

  • Position: Forward
    Basketball

    Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....
    /Center
    Basketball

    Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....
  • Height: 6 ft. 4 in. / 1.93 m
  • College: Czech Republic
    Czech Republic

    The Czech Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east....
  • Team(s):Phoenix Mercury
    Phoenix Mercury

    The Phoenix Mercury is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Phoenix, Arizona . The Mercury began in 1997 as one of the league's original eight teams....
    , Seattle Storm (WNBA); Dynamo (EuroLeague)