Top 37 Sheryl Swoopes Quotes
#2. There is nothing I've been through in my life that I regret, or that I would go back and change. I feel like everything that happened - personally and professionally - I went through for a reason, and I learned from those things.
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#3. 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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#4. 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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#5. I didn't grow up thinking, 'Oh, maybe someday I'm going to have a shoe named after me.'
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#8. 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.
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#9. There are so many women out there relying on me to represent them.
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#11. As far as self-discipline goes, it's still ultimately up to me how well I can push myself. Only I can do that. I just have to keep on going, keep on working, keep on improving.
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#12. You have to be positive, and I'm not just talking about athletics, this also applies to life.
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#13. I never thought a basketball shoe would be named after a woman, let alone me.
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#14. 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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#15. 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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#16. Be positive and work hard. I think it's possible to overcome anything, if you're willing to work at it.
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#17. 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.
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#19. 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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#20. Some people might say my coming out after just winning the MVP award is heroic, and I understand that.
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#21. I don't want to have to hide from the world anymore.
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#22. No matter how far life pushes you down, no matter how much you hurt, you can always bounce back.
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#24. My reason for coming out isn't to be some sort of hero,
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#25. Sexuality and gender don't change anyone's performance on the court.
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#26. Women play just as hard as guys do. We're just as competitive.
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#27. Discovering I'm gay just sort of happened much later in life.
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#28. I never really officially retired from the WNBA, I just left the doors open.
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#29. Players don't really ask for much or want much. But the things that they do need are important.
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#31. 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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#32. Every level that I have ever competed on, I have risen to the top.
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#34. 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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#35. There was the misconception out there that I retired after the 2008 season, but that was never the case. I wasn't done with basketball yet, and I'm still not done.
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#36. I always believe someone somewhere is working harder than me and that motivates me to work harder, give 100%.
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#37. Being gay has nothing to do with the three gold medals or the three MVPs or the four championships I've won. I'm still the same person. I'm Sheryl.
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