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Apr 15, 2024; Brooklyn, NY, USA; ESPN reporter Holly Rowe interviews Caitlin Clark after she is selected with the number one overall pick to the Indiana Fever in the 2024 WNBA Draft at Brooklyn Academy of Music. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

'I Still Go To The Grocery Store': Caitlin Clark Shows Her Humble Side, Doing Normal Things Amidst Rapid Popularity Growth

Originally posted on Hardwood Heroics | By Sabel Reyes | Last updated Apr 23, 2025 7:26 AM ET

Despite her fame, Caitlin Clark admitted that she still does the usual chores on her own, like going to the grocery store.

During an interview with ESPN’s Laura Rutledge at the Mercedes-Benz 1886 Club in Augusta, Georgia, Caitlin Clark opened up about doing everyday tasks on her own, despite the fame that she enjoys as a star athlete.

“I still go to the grocery store, I still buy my own groceries, I still do all of that,” she told Rutledge during their interview. “And I don’t think people always realize that.”

Still, Clark added that the attention and occasional selfie request is something that she has accepted to be “part of the job.”

“I always had big dreams and big aspirations,” she continued. “I always wanted to be a professional athlete. I don’t think I could have ever imagined it to be on the level that it is, and to see where women’s sports is going, is absolutely incredible. I don’t think a lot of people imagined and believed in it, to get to this point. But I feel like we really are just scratching the surface. The amount of people that have never watched women’s basketball before, and now really enjoy it is the coolest part. But I don’t think you ever get used to that, by any means.”

Caitlin Clark Talks About Her “Short-Lived” Tennis Career

In the same interview, Caitlin Clark also talked about her interest in other sports aside from basketball, and how she had a short-lived tennis career at one point.

“I thought [her career] was incredible, but my tennis career was short-lived,” she said. “I got kicked out of tennis class when I was 10, so that didn’t last long. I got mad at the instructor, because I thought it was too easy, and then he…that’s a different story. But I love Serena Williams.”

“It just makes you learn different life skills,” she said. “The biggest lessons I’ve learned in life have been through sports, so the more young girls that we can get to start playing it, and continue to play it, is incredible. And then, the more opportunities we can have playing on ESPN, the more we’re on ESPN, the more people watch, the more people that buy a ticket, they continue to come back.”

“The amount of people I’ve met that said, ‘I never went to a women’s college basketball game before,’ and now they’re a season ticket holder. So we appreciate everybody that has supported us. The sky’s really the limit, and it’s only going to continue to grow.”

WNBA star Caitlin Clark and tennis legend Serena Williams. Credits: Imagn

Caitlin Clark continues her preparation and training for the 2025 WNBA season.

Feb 2, 2025; Iowa City, Iowa, USA; Former Iowa Hawkeyes player Caitlin Clark talks with the media before the game against the USC Trojans at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes will be retiring the jersey of Clark after the game. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images

This article first appeared on Hardwood Heroics and was syndicated with permission.

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