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Caitlin Clark always has had a strong desire to win and it didn’t take time off for holidays.
In an interview with David Letterman that airs April 8 on his Netflix series “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction‚” the star player for the WNBA’s Indiana Fever describes how her pursuit to get the most candy on Halloween as a child caused some problems for her father.
“When we trick-or-treated in Des Moines growing up, I would be like, so sweaty under my costume because I was in a dead sprint from house to house,” Clark tells Letterman in a preview of the interview released on social media. “I had to have the most candy. That’s how I operated.”
Her intense pursuit of candy meant she often left her Dad behind, Clark says. She says she later would return home alone, leading to grief for her father.
“My mom would get pissed at my Dad because it’s like, ‘Why’d you lose our daughter?‘” Clark said. “Why is she running through the neighborhood by herself?’
“But it was just because I was trying to beat everybody,” Clark says.
Letterman follows up by asking if she’s still like that in terms of competitiveness.
“Well, I don’t trick-or-treat anymore,” Clark jokes.
But Clark admits her competitive nature can sometimes lead to tension with family members, even when they’re playing card games for fun during holiday gatherings.
“Then everybody hates me by the end of the night and I’m like, ‘Oh, great. I ruined Christmas!’” Clark said.
