Sheryl Swoopes

“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.”

“No matter how far life pushes you down, no matter how much you hurt, you can always bounce back.”

“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'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 have accomplished everything I set out to accomplish when I started playing the sport at 7. And probably even more.”

“Sexuality and gender don't change anyone's performance on the court.”

“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.”

“Discovering I'm gay just sort of happened much later in life.”

“Some people might say my coming out after just winning the MVP award is heroic, and I understand that.”

“If you do not believe yourself no one else will.”

“I like to see people doubt me.”

“There are so many women out there relying on me to represent them.”