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

- Sheryl Swoopes

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

- Sheryl Swoopes

Everybody wants to win.

- Sheryl Swoopes

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

- Sheryl Swoopes

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

- Sheryl Swoopes

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

- Sheryl Swoopes

I had never made any plans beyond basketball.

- Sheryl Swoopes

I like to see people doubt me.

- Sheryl Swoopes

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

- Sheryl Swoopes

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

- Sheryl Swoopes

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

- Sheryl Swoopes

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

- Sheryl Swoopes

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

- Sheryl Swoopes

To me, the most important thing is happiness.

- Sheryl Swoopes

TV is what sells your product.

- Sheryl Swoopes

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

- Sheryl Swoopes

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

Dream big work hard.

- Sheryl Swoopes

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

- Sheryl Swoopes

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