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I had never made any plans beyond basketball.
Sheryl Swoopes -
...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.
Sheryl Swoopes
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I like to see people doubt me.
Sheryl Swoopes -
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.
Sheryl Swoopes -
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.
Sheryl Swoopes -
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.
Sheryl Swoopes -
I never really officially retired from the WNBA, I just left the doors open.
Sheryl Swoopes -
I'm tired of having to hide my feelings about the person I care about. About the person I love.
Sheryl Swoopes
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No matter how far life pushes you down, no matter how much you hurt, you can always bounce back.
Sheryl Swoopes -
I have accomplished everything I set out to accomplish when I started playing the sport at 7. And probably even more.
Sheryl Swoopes -
Everybody wants to win.
Sheryl Swoopes -
There are so many women out there relying on me to represent them.
Sheryl Swoopes -
I didn't grow up thinking, 'Oh, maybe someday I'm going to have a shoe named after me.'
Sheryl Swoopes -
I want to show kids, look where I came from. You can do it too if you believe and are willing to work hard.
Sheryl Swoopes