“All of the teams in this league that have won multiple championships, they didn't come out the gate winning. Sometimes you have to take those hits to understand what it takes to win.”

American former professional basketball player

Sue Bird is an American former professional basketball player, born in 1980. She played for two decades in the United States and Russia, and is best known for her long career with the Seattle Storm in the WNBA. Bird was the first overall pick in the 2002 WNBA draft and spent her entire WNBA career with Seattle. In Russia, she played for Dynamo Moscow, Spartak Moscow Region and UMMC Ekaterinburg, winning five Premier League titles and five EuroLeague Women championships. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in WNBA history.