Sheryl Swoopes
Sheryl Swoopes
Sheryl Denise Swoopes is a retired American professional basketball player. She was the first player to be signed in the WNBA, is a three-time WNBA MVP, and was named one of the league's Top 15 Players of All Time at the 2011 WNBA All-Star Game. Swoopes has won three Olympic gold medals. She was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth25 March 1971
CityBrownfield, TX
CountryUnited States of America
I don't want to have to hide from the world anymore.
We really wanted this game. We knew we had to come here and win two.
We really focused on trying to slow her down a little bit and making somebody else do something to beat us. The game plan we had, defensively especially, really worked.
...as far as self-discipline goes, it's still ultimately up to me how well I can push myself. Only I can do that. I just have to keep on going, keep on working, keep on improving.
Sexuality and gender don't change anyone's performance on the court.
TV is what sells your product.
My reason for coming out isn't to be some sort of hero,
I'm at a place in my life right now where I'm very happy, very content. I'm finally OK with the idea of who I love, who I want to be with.
I can't help who I fall in love with. No one can.
I never really officially retired from the WNBA, I just left the doors open.
I want to show kids, look where I came from. You can do it too if you believe and are willing to work hard.
You have to be positive, and I'm not just talking about athletics, this also applies to life.
We used that as a motivating factor. Every player came in here hungry and still frustrated from not making the playoffs last year. Not having Tina when we started the season, that also made other people take their games to another level.
We want to celebrate this, ... But I told them in the locker room, we can't forget about the Sparks. We owe them something.