Sheryl Swoopes - Quotes
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No matter how far life pushes you down, no matter how much you hurt, you can always bounce back. ---->>>
I always believe someone somewhere is working harder than me and that motivates me to work harder, give 100%. ---->>>
If you do not believe yourself no one else will. ---->>>
I've accomplished everything a person can accomplish on a basketball court, but I never thought about the future when I was younger. I never made plans for the next stage in my life. ---->>>
You have to be positive, and I'm not just talking about athletics, this also applies to life. ---->>>
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. ---->>>
There is nothing I've been through in my life that I regret, or that I would go back and change. I feel like everything that happened - personally and professionally - I went through for a reason, and I learned from those things. ---->>>
I never really officially retired from the WNBA, I just left the doors open. ---->>>
Being gay has nothing to do with the three gold medals or the three MVPs or the four championships I've won. I'm still the same person. I'm Sheryl. ---->>>
Dream big work hard. ---->>>
For me, honestly, it's not about individual accomplishments, individual award. It's about what I've got to do and how I can contribute to the team. ---->>>
I have accomplished everything I set out to accomplish when I started playing the sport at 7. And probably even more. ---->>>
It didn't matter how good I was. It was always, 'You're a girl. You can't play with the guys.' It's always been motivation for me. ---->>>
Sexuality and gender don't change anyone's performance on the court. ---->>>
I've always been a firm believer in mind over matter. If you don't believe you can achieve, your body will start to believe this and you'll be stuck. ---->>>
Some people might say my coming out after just winning the MVP award is heroic, and I understand that. ---->>>
As a result of Title IX, and a new generation of parents who want their daughters to have the opportunities they never had, women's sports have arrived. ---->>>
I didn't grow up thinking, 'Oh, maybe someday I'm going to have a shoe named after me.' ---->>>
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 don't want to have to hide from the world anymore. ---->>>
I had never made any plans beyond basketball. ---->>>
I like to see people doubt me. ---->>>
I never thought a basketball shoe would be named after a woman, let alone me. ---->>>
Discovering I'm gay just sort of happened much later in life. ---->>>
Every level that I have ever competed on, I have risen to the top. ---->>>
Everybody wants to win. ---->>>
I was very bitter, frustrated, hurt, angry - I went through all types of emotions when I first was out of the WNBA. ---->>>
Players don't really ask for much or want much. But the things that they do need are important. ---->>>
There are so many women out there relying on me to represent them. ---->>>
To me, the most important thing is happiness. ---->>>
TV is what sells your product. ---->>>
Women play just as hard as guys do. We're just as competitive. ---->>>
There was the misconception out there that I retired after the 2008 season, but that was never the case. I wasn't done with basketball yet, and I'm still not done. ---->>>
Biography
Sheryl Denise Swoopes (born March 25, 1971) 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 (wikipedia)