"Female Jordan" Dorothy is preparing for this summer's World Cup and intends to challenge for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] Diana Taurasi, known as "Female Jordan", is about to usher in her 19th WNBA season this summer. She is currently 40 years old and is preparing for the World Cup at the U.S. team training camp , and she also stated in the training camp that she hopes to participate in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Dorothy was interviewed in the training camp and said that participating in the 2024 Olympics is her goal, "I am still very competitive, still motivated, still want to compete, and I still love being a part of the US team." Currently There are still about 17 months before the Paris Olympics. If Dorothy is indeed selected for the national team, she will play at the "senior age" of 42 years old.

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Dorothy played in the Olympics for the first time in 2004. She has won 5 Olympic gold medals so far in her career. She is tied with Sue Bird for the first place in the history of the U.S. women's basketball team. The player with the most Olympic gold medals.

As for wanting to play in the Olympics again, Dorothy said that it would be something she was proud of, pointing out that despite her age, she still refused to admit defeat on the court, and now is a good opportunity to become a member of the national team and move forward together, "just Let's wait and see."

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