Caitlin Clark Reacts to USA Olympic Roster Snub: 'Gives You Something to Work For'

After being left off the Team USA women's basketball roster for the Paris Olympics this summer, Indiana Fever rookie guard Caitlin Clark is taking things in stride and using it as fuel to try to qualify for the next Olympic team.

"Honestly, no disappointment. I think it just gives you something to work for," Clark told reporters Sunday. "It's a dream, hopefully one day I can be there. I think it's just a little more motivation. You remember that and hopefully in four years, when four years comes back around, I can be there."

It sounds like Clark has already begun using the Olympic roster snub as motivation.

"I just tried to keep her spirits up, and the thing she said to me was, 'Hey coach, they woke a monster,' which I thought was awesome," Fever head coach Christie Sides said of her interaction with Clark after she found out she wasn't being selected.

Clark said that she's "excited" for the players who were selected to the Team USA roster and she will be rooting for them to take home an eighth straight gold medal. While she would've loved to be a part of the team, she knows the upcoming break for the Olympics from mid-July to mid-August will be beneficial for her.

"Absolutely, it's gonna be really nice. I love competing every single second, but it's gonna be a great month for my body to get rest, get healthy and get a little time away from basketball and the craziness of everything that's been going on and find some peace and quiet for myself," Clark said, adding that she plans to get in the weight room and also address some of the things she needs to improve on the court during the break.

Clark is coming off a 30-point performance in Friday's win over the Washington Mystics, so she will look to keep the momentum going when the Fever take on the Connecticut Sun in a road matchup on Monday.