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It didn't matter how good I was. It was always, 'You're a girl. You can't play with the guys.' It's always been motivation for me.
Sheryl Swoopes
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Sheryl Swoopes
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: March 25
Basketball Coach
Basketball Player
Brownfield
Texas
Sheryl Denise Swoopes
Play
Good
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Basketball
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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.
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I was very bitter, frustrated, hurt, angry - I went through all types of emotions when I first was out of the WNBA.
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It's frustrating - not that I expect to be the same person I was 10 years ago, but I do expect to do certain things. In all honesty, my body for the most part feels really good. But at this point of my career, I have to rely on different parts of my game, knowing how to take some short cuts when you can.
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Everybody wants to win.
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If you do not believe yourself no one else will.
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I have accomplished everything I set out to accomplish when I started playing the sport at 7. And probably even more.
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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.
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I've accomplished everything a person can accomplish on a basketball court, but I never thought about the future when I was younger. I never made plans for the next stage in my life.
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Every level that I have ever competed on, I have risen to the top.
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Discovering I'm gay just sort of happened much later in life.
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I never really officially retired from the WNBA, I just left the doors open.
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I didn't grow up thinking, 'Oh, maybe someday I'm going to have a shoe named after me.'
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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.
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You have to be positive, and I'm not just talking about athletics, this also applies to life.
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Some people might say my coming out after just winning the MVP award is heroic, and I understand that.
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Players don't really ask for much or want much. But the things that they do need are important.
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I like to see people doubt me.
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I never thought a basketball shoe would be named after a woman, let alone me.
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I always believe someone somewhere is working harder than me and that motivates me to work harder, give 100%.
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I don't think it's tough to get there mentally. Your mind is saying, 'You know how to do this.' But your body doesn't always respond.
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