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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. "

Sheryl Swoopes

Future

Life

My Life

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" Discovering I'm gay just sort of happened much later in life. "

" I don't want to have to hide from the world anymore. "

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" I never thought a basketball shoe would be named after a woman, let alone me. "

" I didn't grow up thinking, 'Oh, maybe someday I'm going to have a shoe named after me.' "

Sheryl Swoopes

Shoe

Grow Up

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I'm finally OK with the idea of who I love, who I want to be with. "

Sheryl Swoopes

Finally

Who

" I was very bitter, frustrated, hurt, angry - I went through all types of emotions when I first was out of the WNBA. "

" Some people might say my coming out after just winning the MVP award is heroic, and I understand that. "

" Players don't really ask for much or want much. But the things that they do need are important. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" No matter how far life pushes you down, no matter how much you hurt, you can always bounce back. "

" If you do not believe yourself no one else will. "

" I had never made any plans beyond basketball. "

" There are so many women out there relying on me to represent them. "

" You have to be positive, and I'm not just talking about athletics, this also applies to life. "

" Women play just as hard as guys do. We're just as competitive. "

" I like to see people doubt me. "

Sheryl Swoopes

People

" 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. "

" TV is what sells your product. "

Sheryl Swoopes

Your

Sells

" 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. "

" 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. "

Sheryl Swoopes

Got

Award

" 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. "

" I never really officially retired from the WNBA, I just left the doors open. "

" To me, the most important thing is happiness. "

Sheryl Swoopes

Happiness

Important