Chamique Holdsclaw
Chamique Holdsclaw
Chamique Shaunta Holdsclawis a former professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Associationmost recently under a contract with the San Antonio Silver Stars. She announced her retirement from the Los Angeles Sparks on June 11, 2007, though she eventually came out of retirement to play with the Atlanta Dream for the 2009 WNBA Season...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth9 August 1977
basketball winning games
I just like to win basketball games. That's what motivates me.
successful past granted
I always promised myself that if I was in position to be successful, I wouldn't take it for granted, because I know in the past how hard I've worked.
grandmother people laid-back
A lot of times people say, 'You act like a grandmother, you're just totally laid back, nothing bothers you.'
basketball play given
I just go out there and play basketball. God's given me the ability. The only thing I can do is go out and play.
average
I wasn't going to be average.
team player thinking
I'm a confident player, I know I can score. I don't think anyone can guard me consistently off the dribble. But I'm a team player.
introspective one-thing
One thing I've become is introspective.
hard-work done one-thing
The one thing I've always done is work hard. That's not going to change.
ball bit came played playoff run second struggled
We struggled a little bit in the first half, but we came out in the second by making some stops, ... We played really well together, cycled the ball around through everyone, and that's what it's going to take to make a playoff run this season.
best bring game good happiness happy point sacramento season team
We're just happy to be in the playoffs. It's a whole new season now. We've got to go out there and bring our best game from this point on. Sacramento (Monarchs) is a good team, but they're a team that we know we can beat.
thinking games honor
It's an honor to be considered in the same breath, but I'm not Michael Jordan. I'm the first Chamique Holdsclaw. And I think that's where the women's game has to get to, when women are recognized on their own.
people one-day stronger
I've always been a step ahead. A lot of people haven't experienced the things I've experienced, and made me a stronger person. The life I've been exposed to has let me know what step to take and how not to go back a step. I take life one day at a time, and I prepare myself for each one of those days.
games play female
I don't know if I'm the best. There are better shooters, better defenders, but there aren't too many female who play the game like I do.
war struggle lunch
When you struggle, that's when you realize what you're made of, and that's when you realize what the people around you can do. You learn who you'd want to take with you to a war, and who you'd only want to take to lunch.