A biography for Sue Birdhasn’t been written yet.
“Jay-Z, for a lot of reasons, will always be my favorite. But actually, in terms of what I listen to, it bends towards hip-hop, but I like everything. The only thing I don't really love is country, but everything else I'm a huge fan of.”
“I can take care of myself. You're probably never going to know if something bad is happening in my life. I think I was just made that way.”
“Every great team has had to fail at some point in order to be successful.”
“Basketball is basketball, so from a strategic standpoint, having a players' perspective is valuable.”
“You hear about players like Jamal Crawford who's constantly giving back. Isaiah Thomas, even though he's from Tacoma, he went to U-Dub, and he's constantly giving back to the community.”
“I'm gay. Megan's my girlfriend... These aren't secrets to people who know me. I don't feel like I've not lived my life. I think people have this assumption that if you're not talking about it, you must be hiding it, like it's this secret. That was never the case for me.”
“Basketball is a short period of time, and you've got to take advantage of it.”
“New York is like a melting pot: so many different people, so many different cultures.”
“People continue to put our league down. It's because we're women; that's the fight. And it's a majority of black women; that's the other fight. But we represent America to the fullest. And it's weird to me that people wouldn't want to support that. I don't get it.”
“I've been really fortunate to go, and it's exciting. You're going to the White House. I remember first walking into the room to meet President Obama and the aura... It's insane.”
“I think when you're a kid coming out of college, you're just kinda going with the flow. You don't really understand what's happening around you - you're just out there playing basketball - but now that I'm older and I see where the league has come in my 15 years, it's pretty cool to have witnessed it.”
“Going to Jerusalem was an amazing experience... I spent most of my time in Tel Aviv. Gorgeous.”
“I love Russia.”
“I've become really strict in a lot of ways, but I'm also very lenient. I'm kind to myself.”
“Whenever you go up 2-0, you understand that teams are going to be desperate.”
“There's something nice about being part of a trailblazing group. It's hard to look at myself that way because I look at Lisa Leslie and Sheryl Swoops and Rebecca Lobo and Dawn Staley in that way.”
“Nowadays, the difference between athletes is really small, and if you can get an edge, why not take it.”
“I'm a big fan of the Kyrie shoe.”
“My best vacations have been in Hawaii.”
“I've always played in a team atmosphere.”