A biography for Dawn Staleyhasn’t been written yet.
“My cup runneth over when it comes to what the game has given to me, so I am forever in debt in trying to repay the game.”
“My lifelong dream was to be an Olympian and a gold medalist - and I got it at 26.”
“We serve an unbelievable God - we serve an unbelievable God.”
“I was 29 years old. I was still playing professional basketball. And then I get this opportunity, you know, of coaching. And I was probably more afraid of being responsible for young people that's closer to my age than anything. So the responsibility part of it really just frightened me just a little bit.”
“As a kid, I played not just basketball but baseball, softball, tackle football - anything the guys were playing, I wanted to play.”
“If you can bring out the best in people, the success will follow.”
“If I never won another championship but my legacy was that - to have changed the face of opportunity and united communities - I'd take that over most other things in this world.”
“I want to pave the way for little girls and little boys who look like me. That's not to draw any racial lines or anything - but I know where I came from, I know the limitations that are placed on people who grow up like I grew up and I know the hopelessness that's in our communities.”
“I have a passion for my car, and passion is the thing that drives us, that puts us in the position to achieve happiness. My car makes me happy.”
“Sometimes people make things difficult and complicated, but if you are consistent, focus on what makes you successful, take notes along the way, and work on the things that you need to improve, good things happen.”
“I want to personally thank Caitlin Clark for lifting up our sport. She carried a heavy load for our sport.”
“I'm not a glamor shot girl.”
“Our teammates can learn from each other through communication. There are conversations that we have to be able to have in our locker rooms. They have to be had. They're necessary for all of us to grow socially and culturally.”
“I don't do anything but play basketball and watch it.”
“I love hard, and I show tough love.”
“I'm a sore loser.”
“It's flattering when you can make the game look as easy that anybody can do it. That's when you've arrived.”
“Aside from their talent, a prerequisite of us actually recruiting a young lady is their relationship with their parents because if they respect their parents, they're going to respect us. If they don't respect their parents, we don't have a shot.”
“We're very fortunate to be a part of it. We get to witness firsthand the legacy of Caitlin Clark. You watch her. You prep for her. You can't help but to really love how she dissects the game. You love how she executes. Her game is simple and yet powerful.”
“A lot of people notice when you succeed they don’t see what it takes to get there.”