Whether I retire tomorrow or in 20 years, I just want to get as much out as I can. But with that, I have an understanding that basketball's not forever.
— Sue Bird
I'd love to have another chance to represent my country in the Olympics. If I'm healthy, absolutely... I'm very realistic when it comes to goals. I think it will all depend on my health.
Be a gunner? Me? I don't think I can do it. But I'll go for whatever the assist record is.
For a lot of players, it's not that they don't want to play anymore or that they get tired of it or bored of it. It's that their bodies give out.
I like Air Max 90s; those are usually my go-to. I feel you can wear them with jeans, you can wear them with sweats, you can wear them with anything.
I don't really see myself as a sneakerhead. I think I'm someone that likes to have a nice pair of shoes on when they're playing.
I don't feel this overwhelming pressure to play or to 'make money.' That's not my driving goal.
When you're a point guard, man, if you're not up to par, you're in a lot of trouble.
At some high schools, you're the star player, and everything revolves around you.
Every great team has had to fail at some point in order to be successful.
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 think just by the nature of getting older, I hope that I'm a smarter basketball player than I was at 23.
I kinda always felt like I am out, for all intents and purposes. So I always came from the standpoint of, 'Why does writing it in an article or saying it in an article make me gay?' That doesn't make me gay or not. I'm living my life. I'm not lying; I don't hide it.
Going to Jerusalem was an amazing experience... I spent most of my time in Tel Aviv. Gorgeous.
When you're losing, and you're losing again, and you're losing 3... 4... 5 games in a row, it can be frustrating.
Homophobia hurts our league. Racism hurts it. Sexism hurts it.
The one thing you learn is when you can step out of your comfort zone and be uncomfortable, you see what you're made of and who you are.
I was probably 7 or 8 when I went to see the Bulls play and was able to see Michael Jordan.
I like knowing where my teammates are without having to look.
I am thrilled to be re-signing with the Storm. This franchise and city have been incredibly supportive throughout my career, and I am looking forward to getting back to work with my teammates.
'The Body Issue' is celebrating athletes' bodies, different sizes, different shapes... For me it's a celebration, and it's an honor to be in it.
I'm a big fan of the Kyrie shoe.
A lot of us players, if you were to ask them, feel like they have to play overseas. Why? 'Why not? Might as well do it while I can.' For a while, I felt that way - I've got to make the most money that I can. Now, do I feel like I could still play overseas? Absolutely. But I don't feel that pressure anymore.
I love Russia.
I guess, technically, I went to a New York City high school, but I wouldn't call myself a New York City kid. But I've played against city kids all my life. So that kind of instills something in you.
As quickly as you can go 4-1, you can go 1-4. And the whole objective is not to get too high and not to get too low. It's one thing to tell somebody that and explain it, but it's another thing to really buy in, to have felt that and understand what it means to stay even-keel. That's what you have to be in this league.
There's been so many stories throughout the league where teams have started off poorly and ended up in the Finals. Or teams starting out great and not making the playoffs.
My high school class was the first one to know, during the college recruiting process, to know there was the option to play professional basketball, to know that the WNBA was there, and to know I better pick a school that is going to help me get to the next level.
You can control what you put in your body, how you take care of yourself, how much you work. You have to control what you can.
I love sneakers. My storage room is 75 percent sneakers.
People have this kind of different image of what Israel is and what it's about. And yes, there are military people all over, but there's so much more.
As an athlete, as a free agent, you owe it to yourself to explore your options.
I have a whole journey - everybody does in life.
When I turned 30, the first question I got was, 'How much longer do you want to play?' And I don't see why that can't be when you turn 40. I really don't.
I'm definitely a 'comfort' player. As a point guard, I like to know my teammates, feel connected to my teammates, and flow with them.
New York is like a melting pot: so many different people, so many different cultures.
Seattle is my home.
I actually don't consider myself that private. I know that's how I've been characterized. That's OK.
I really subscribe to the 'look good, feel good' mantra in terms of playing, in terms of getting out there.
Basketball is a short period of time, and you've got to take advantage of it.
Whenever you go up 2-0, you understand that teams are going to be desperate.
I've always played in a team atmosphere.
All of the teams in this league that have won multiple championships, they didn't come out the gate winning. Sometimes you have to take those hits to understand what it takes to win.
A young basketball player has people to look up to an emulate. We are a pro league, and we're on television. It makes a difference. It's shows what's possible.
The WNBA changed everything. It started in 1997, and I graduated from high school in 1998.
You kinda say, 'Well, straight people don't have to come out.' I understand now that's not necessarily the right way to look at it.
I'm a worrier, an overthinker, and - if it's your type of thing - a 3x WNBA champion.
You hear about players like Jamal Crawford who's constantly giving back. Isaiah Thomas, even though he's from Tacoma, he went to U-Dub, and he's constantly giving back to the community.
I can be quiet and a little shy.
I can take care of myself. You're probably never going to know if something bad is happening in my life. I think I was just made that way.
