For most of her storied Silver Ferns career, Laura Langman was also juggling studying and working as an accountant. That she is recognised as one of our best-ever netballers shows how anyone can balance sport with a working career.

In this episode of What I Know Now, Laura talks to School Sport CEO Mike Summerell about how she did it, with loads of great lessons for young people today.

They touch on:

• The benefits of playing lots of different sports growing up
• Making her pro debut as a high school student, having only trialled to make up the numbers
• How her teachers supported her netball career
• Balancing studying for a degree with pro netball
• Becoming the master of her diary - meeting deadlines, dealing with pressure, and achieving her purpose
• Getting a job with Deloitte and juggling both
• How her sporting involvement and teamwork benefited her career
• Why sport at any level is important for young people
• Finding a balance between sport and other important aspects of your life - why variety is key
• How Pilates made a huge difference in her netball
• Achieving in what she was doing, not just participating in things
• How sport celebrates uniqueness
• The benefits of sport - resilience, problem-solving, and social awareness

This is an awesome chat that shows all the ways being involved in sport can benefit your career. That it’s lessons learned the hard way from a kiwi sporting great just carries more weight.