“There was no professional basketball for me in the United States when ...” — Sue Bird Quote

“There was no professional basketball for me in the United States when I was in grade school and middle school. I could look to the Olympics and college basketball, but that was only on TV for the Final Four.”

“I definitely eat carbs. I repeat: I do eat carbs. I'm just selective on which carbs I eat and when. I won't eat things like pasta and bread at night, but in terms of fueling a workout and recovering from one, carbs are great.”

“Every great team has had to fail at some point in order to be successful.”

“I felt like an outsider in middle school. Horrible.”

“English was always my favorite subject in middle school and high school.”

“Starting in middle school, I would play on two or three baseball teams at the same time, because that's just how things worked in south Florida. I would practice six or seven days each week. I honestly don't know how my parents did it, but my dad always found a way to make it to each and every game.”