Seimone Augustus
Seimone Augustus
Seimone Delicia Augustusis an American professional women's basketball player with the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association, Dynamo Kursk and the U.S. national team. A five-time all-star, Augustus has become one of the most recognizable faces in the WNBA, earning MVP honors while leading the Lynx to the 2011 WNBA championship, the first of three that she has won with the team...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth30 April 1984
CityBaton Rouge, LA
focused goal national prepared winning worry
We don't worry about seeding. We have to be prepared to play whoever, wherever. We're focused on our goal of winning the national championship.
bring happened national state ultimate
This would be the ultimate thing, to bring a national championship back to my hometown, back to the state of Louisiana, especially with everything that happened here.
basketball dad hard-work
My dad taught me that you have to work hard for anything you want in life, and I wanted to be good at playing basketball.
basketball play games
I know there are expectations, but I don't let them affect mt game. I just play basketball.
play might enjoy
I just like to play anything that's competitive. If I'm not competing against somebody, then I might as well play something I can enjoy.
simple mess turnover
Anytime I mess up, even if it's a simple turnover, that affects me.
goal shots
You don't have to do all that shakin' and bakin' to get to the goal and make a shot.
jobs want plans
I don't really plan on working a 9-to-5 job. I want to own my own business.
basketball trends want
That's kind of what I want to do-set my own trend in the basketball world.
dunk hang reverse side
When you see her come and do a reverse dunk from one side to the other and actually like hang off the rim, it's amazing.
duke easy guard offense run stood
We didn't run our offense effectively. We just stood around too much and made it too easy for Duke to guard us.
arena challenge civic establish greatest history ourselves possibly program prove school step themselves tough trying underdog yes
When you step into an arena like the Civic Center, with so much history that they've made in there, yes you do come in as the underdog because they've done what they've had to do over the years to prove themselves as possibly the greatest program in the country. We're trying to establish ourselves as a powerhouse school as well. It's going to be a tough challenge to see where we are as a team.
difficult fighting guts half heart offense says within
We showed a lot of heart and a lot of guts just to keep fighting through the difficult times that we had when Sylvia was out and our offense was struggling. Just to be within 3 going into half says a lot about us and our character.
moving independent lsu
Going to LSU was the right move for me. It taught me to be independent.