110 Quotes by Sheryl Swoopes

Of all my awards, this is probably the most special to me, ... Nobody expected the Comets to do anything this year. The only thing that would make it better is if I was in Houston right now, preparing for Game 3.

Nicole's an incredible player, ... I don't really think it surprised us that she hit it. She was actually behind the NBA 3-point line, and Tina (Thompson) was out there, had her hand up.

I got in a rhythm in the second half and everything seemed like it was going well,

For whatever reason, we can't put two halves together, ... We dug ourselves a hole in the first half and came back in the second half a completely different team.

If we play completely different in the first half, it doesn't come down to that shot and it's a different outcome,

We've got to try to take advantage of what their weaknesses are, and one of those is not having the experience we have.

We've got to take the one (tonight) and, hopefully, another one on Saturday.

Hopefully, this will not have a negative effect on the W.N.B.A., ... Me coming out does not change what the W.N.B.A. stands for as a basketball league. I don't think there's any secret that the huge support we get comes from the gay and lesbian community. It's unfortunate that people, and those not only in W.N.B.A., are not able to feel like they can be who they are. They lose endorsements; they lose friends and family.

Jordan told me, 'Mom, I love watching you play. You're going to be MVP.' This is for him.