Sheryl Swoopes famous quotes

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

#Basketball #Sports #Volleyball

Be positive and work hard. I think it's possible to overcome anything, if you're willing to work at it.
-- Sheryl Swoopes

#Sports #Hard Work #Thinking

If you do not believe yourself no one else will.
-- Sheryl Swoopes

#Basketball #Believe #Believe In Yourself

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

#Regret #Reason #I Regret

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.
-- Sheryl Swoopes

#Believe #Mind #Body

My reason for coming out isn't to be some sort of hero,
-- Sheryl Swoopes

#Hero #Reason #Coming Out

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

#Girl #Motivation #Play

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

#Winning #Mvp #Awards

Discovering I'm gay just sort of happened much later in life,
-- Sheryl Swoopes

#Gay #Discovering

There are so many women out there relying on me to represent them.
-- Sheryl Swoopes

Sexuality and gender don't change anyone's performance on the court.
-- Sheryl Swoopes

#Gender #Sexuality #Court

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.
-- Sheryl Swoopes

#Ideas #Want #Very Happy

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

#Hurt #Frustrated #Firsts

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

#Basketball #Next #Court

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.
-- Sheryl Swoopes

#Basketball #Done #Cases

I always believe someone somewhere is working harder than me and that motivates me to work harder, give 100%.
-- Sheryl Swoopes

#Believe #Hard Work #Giving

I never really officially retired from the WNBA, I just left the doors open.
-- Sheryl Swoopes

#Doors #Wnba #Retired

I have accomplished everything I set out to accomplish when I started playing the sport at 7. And probably even more.
-- Sheryl Swoopes

#Sports #Accomplished #Accomplish

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

#Growing Up #Thinking #Shoes

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

#Basketball #Honesty #Cutting

I don't think it's tough to get there mentally. Your mind is saying, 'You know how to do this.' But your body doesn't always respond.
-- Sheryl Swoopes

#Basketball #Thinking #Mind

Everybody wants to win.
-- Sheryl Swoopes

#Winning #Want

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

#Team #Awards #Accomplishment

I can't help who I fall in love with. No one can.
-- Sheryl Swoopes

#Falling In Love #Fall #Helping

I like to see people doubt me.
-- Sheryl Swoopes

#People #Doubt #Doubt Me

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

#Player #Important #Want

Every level that I have ever competed on, I have risen to the top.
-- Sheryl Swoopes

#Levels

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

#Leadership #Sports #Believe

...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

#Leadership #Sports #Self

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

#Basketball #Shoes #Would Be

I had never made any plans beyond basketball.
-- Sheryl Swoopes

#Basketball #Made #Plans

TV is what sells your product.
-- Sheryl Swoopes

#Tvs

Women play just as hard as guys do. We're just as competitive.
-- Sheryl Swoopes

#Play #Guy

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

#Talking #Being Positive #Athletics

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.
-- Sheryl Swoopes

#Sports #Daughter #Mother

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.
-- Sheryl Swoopes

#Gay #Mvp #Gold

I'm tired of having to hide my feelings about the person I care about. About the person I love.
-- Sheryl Swoopes

#Tired #Feelings #Care

To me, the most important thing is happiness.
-- Sheryl Swoopes

#Important