Georgia Amoore believes playing against older women at a young age taught her how to handle adversity

Georgia Amoore did not take the typical AAU route to become a college star like most American players have. Instead, growing up in Australia and playing international basketball was a far different experience for the Kentucky point guard.

“Just growing up playing internationally, I played against women since I was a kid,” Amoore said.

She noted UK teammates Clara Silva and Amelia Hassett did the same thing and it is different.

“I grew up playing against women who screamed at me because they weren’t gonna deal with a kid. That was the women’s jobs, their side hustles. They were playing basketball but they weren’t earning a big bag (of money) for it and they weren’t going to deal with little kids playing,” Amoore said.

“So I think maturity wise, I could take adversity., I can take hard coaching and I’m sure those other internationals will speak for that too. We didn’t grow up in a society where there were highlight tapes or kids were getting hyped up from an early age.

“I had absolutely none of that. So I think it’s different (overseas). It’s a very different culture, but you know, it gives us a chance to succeed.”