Offense is great, but defense wins championships.
“Offense is great, but defense wins championships.”
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Offense is great, but defense wins championships.
“Offense is great, but defense wins championships.”
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“Offense is great, but defense wins championships.”
“I used to do the whole baggy, hard-core, I'm-a-boy look. Then I went through a preppy phase.”
“When I go into a sports bar, some of the people I wouldn't think would watch women's basketball are there watching.”
“I was bullied in every way imaginable, but the worst was the verbal abuse. (I was always a strong, tough and tall girl, so nobody wanted to mess with me from a physical standpoint). It hit rock bottom when I was in seventh grade.”
“When I was young, I never dreamed about winning a national championship. I didn't even play basketball. But I was tall. And long. And had large hands. I was made for the game. It found me later in life, compared to most collegiate athletes.”
“I've had moments when I questioned my place in the world. At times, especially in seventh grade, life was lonely and I'd often feel sad. I never wanted to deny who I was, but dealing with the sadness and the anger that came from people constantly making fun of me wore me down at times.”
“I don't worry about numbers. I worry about wins. You can see all the years that my numbers went down and how many championships I've got. That's what I worry about.”
“Being a playoff team that got championships, it's going to bring something different out of you.”
“I missed the final of the World Championships in 2009, but I told the coach I would break the world record in 2010. Which I did. Then in 2011 I won the World Championships and now in 2012 it is the Olympics. That is how I have been working.”
“When you play for the guy next to you, that's when you win championships.”
“I want to be the guy who our sport looks up to, and win multiple championships.”
“Winning takes precedence over all of it. That's the ultimate happiness. It's not location. It's not stardom. It's not 'where can I make the most money.' It's winning, and winning championships.”