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“My family was close. I used to sleep over at relatives' houses all the time.”
“Basketball became a sort of safe space for me.”
“The moment I knew I wanted to play basketball professionally was in high school when I started getting interest from colleges. I realized I wanted to play in college, and then take that further and play in the WNBA. My family was super supportive.”
“I don't want to come off as crass or cocky or anything like that, but losing sucks. It does. That's just how I feel about it. And, no, I won't ever get used to it. I can't. That's not how I'm wired.”
“Growing up, I wanted to go to North Carolina. I watched mostly men's basketball, and they won the NCAA tournament, and I loved their colors. But when I started going on visits, and I visited UConn, I knew that was where I needed to be.”
“As a rookie you come to understand very quickly that you're playing with and against people that are bigger, faster, stronger.”
“I think what drives me is wanting to be great, not ever being complacent knowing that there's so much more I can do and get better at.”
“People are always sending me pictures of themselves in my jersey and it's kind of surreal just to realize that I've gotten to a point where people are wearing my jerseys to games, to practice and in their everyday lives. It's truly humbling and it's kind of cool.”
“It's great when people take you out to dinner.”
“When you think of going to the WNBA and going to the professional level in general, it's a different type of competition. People are fighting for their livelihood and their jobs.”
“I've always known I wanted to have a family, always wanted to be a younger mom.”
“I want to be the best player in the league, but also the best player in the world.”
“I was wearing Shaq's shoes, LeBrons, and KDs. I think that was because signature shoes are a way to connect with your favorite athlete. If you wear what they wear, you feel like you can play like them.”
“Equality for all takes each of us making an effort.”
“Life is unpredictable and you never know.”
“I'm a pescatarian.”
“I'm trying to get a gold medal, so I'll do whatever.”
“No matter what you look like, what you believe in, everyone should be treated equally.”
“If you look at how our world works, it seems like we've had racist things happen in the past and then waves of people sticking up for change, and then people kind of go back to their normal lives and things fade.”
“The success I had at UConn - you couldn't write it much better. Only losing five games, winning four national championships.”