Sheryl Swoopes quotes
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“No matter how far life pushes you down, no matter how much you hurt, you can always bounce back.”
-- Sheryl SwoopesSource : Sheryl Swoopes, Greg Brown (1996). “Bounce Back”, Taylor Pub
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“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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“If you do not believe yourself no one else will.”
-- Sheryl Swoopes#Basketball Quotes #Believe Quotes #Believe In Yourself Quotes
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“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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“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.”
-- Sheryl SwoopesSource : "Sheryl Swoopes' finishing move". Interview with Adena Andrews, www.espn.com. June 20, 2011.
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“My reason for coming out isn't to be some sort of hero,”
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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.”
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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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“Discovering I'm gay just sort of happened much later in life,”
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“There are so many women out there relying on me to represent them.”
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“Sexuality and gender don't change anyone's performance on the court.”
-- Sheryl SwoopesSource : "WNBA Star Sheryl Swoopes: I'm Gay". www.foxnews.com. October 26, 2005.
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“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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“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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“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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“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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“I always believe someone somewhere is working harder than me and that motivates me to work harder, give 100%.”
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“I never really officially retired from the WNBA, I just left the doors open.”
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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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“I didn't grow up thinking, 'Oh, maybe someday I'm going to have a shoe named after me.'”
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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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“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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“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 can't help who I fall in love with. No one can.”
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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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“Every level that I have ever competed on, I have risen to the top.”
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“I want to show kids, look where I came from. You can do it too if you believe and are willing to work hard.”
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“...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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“I never thought a basketball shoe would be named after a woman, let alone me.”
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“I had never made any plans beyond basketball.”
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“Women play just as hard as guys do. We're just as competitive.”
-- Sheryl SwoopesSource : "WNBA Star Sheryl Swoopes: I'm Gay", www.foxnews.com. October 26, 2005.
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“You have to be positive, and I'm not just talking about athletics, this also applies to life.”
-- Sheryl SwoopesSource : "Sheryl Swoopes' finishing move". Interview with Adena Andrews, www.espn.com. June 20, 2011.
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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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“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.”
-- Sheryl SwoopesSource : "WNBA Star Sheryl Swoopes: I'm Gay", www.foxnews.com. October 26, 2005.
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“I'm tired of having to hide my feelings about the person I care about. About the person I love.”
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“To me, the most important thing is happiness.”
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