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Dream big work hard.
Sheryl Swoopes / Basketball Player
Dream
Work
Hard
Big
Dream Big
Work Hard
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Everybody wants to win.
Sheryl Swoopes / Basketball Player
Want
Winning
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I like to see people doubt me.
Sheryl Swoopes / Basketball Player
Doubt
Doubt Me
People
Me People See
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TV is what sells your product.
Sheryl Swoopes / Basketball Player
Products
Sells
Tvs
Product
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To me, the most important thing is happiness.
Sheryl Swoopes / Basketball Player
Important
Important Things
Important Thing
Happiness Me Important
Most Important Thing
The Most Important
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I had never made any plans beyond basketball.
Sheryl Swoopes / Basketball Player
Inspirational
Basketball
Made
Plans
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If you do not believe yourself no one else will.
Sheryl Swoopes / Basketball Player
Basketball
Believe
Believe In Yourself
Believe Yourself Will
Else
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I can't help who I fall in love with. No one can.
Sheryl Swoopes / Basketball Player
Falling In Love
Helping
I Fall In Love
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I don't want to have to hide from the world anymore.
Sheryl Swoopes / Basketball Player
Anymore
Hide
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My reason for coming out isn't to be some sort of hero.
Sheryl Swoopes / Basketball Player
Coming Out
Hero
Reason
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Discovering I'm gay just sort of happened much later in life.
Sheryl Swoopes / Basketball Player
Discovering
Gay
Later In Life
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Women play just as hard as guys do. We're just as competitive.
Sheryl Swoopes / Basketball Player
Guy
Hard
Play
Competitive
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Every level that I have ever competed on, I have risen to the top.
Sheryl Swoopes / Basketball Player
Levels
Risen
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There are so many women out there relying on me to represent them.
Sheryl Swoopes / Basketball Player
Represent
Relying
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I'm finally OK with the idea of who I love, who I want to be with.
Sheryl Swoopes / Basketball Player
Love Who Want
Finally
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Sexuality and gender don't change anyone's performance on the court.
Sheryl Swoopes / Basketball Player
Court
Gender
Sexuality
Anyone
Performance
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I never really officially retired from the WNBA, I just left the doors open.
Sheryl Swoopes / Basketball Player
Doors
Retired
Wnba
Officially
The Doors
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I never thought a basketball shoe would be named after a woman, let alone me.
Sheryl Swoopes / Basketball Player
Inspirational
Basketball
Shoes
Named
Shoe
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I didn't grow up thinking, 'Oh, maybe someday I'm going to have a shoe named after me.'
Sheryl Swoopes / Basketball Player
Growing Up
Shoes
Someday
Thinking
Named
Grow Up
Thinking Me Grow
Shoe
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You have to be positive, and I'm not just talking about athletics, this also applies to life.
Sheryl Swoopes / Basketball Player
Positive
Athletics
Being Positive
Talking
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Players don't really ask for much or want much. But the things that they do need are important.
Sheryl Swoopes / Basketball Player
Important
Needs
Player
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I'm tired of having to hide my feelings about the person I care about. About the person I love.
Sheryl Swoopes / Basketball Player
Care
Feelings
Tired
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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 / Basketball Player
Volleyball
Sports
Basketball
Bounce
Hurt
Matter
Always
Much
Back
How
Down
Far
How Far
Pushes
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Some people might say my coming out after just winning the MVP award is heroic, and I understand that.
Sheryl Swoopes / Basketball Player
Awards
Heroic
Mvp
Winning
Award
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Be positive and work hard. I think it's possible to overcome anything, if you're willing to work at it.
Sheryl Swoopes / Basketball Player
Sports
Hard Work
Thinking
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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 / Basketball Player
Leadership
Sports
Believe
Hard Work
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I always believe someone somewhere is working harder than me and that motivates me to work harder, give 100%.
Sheryl Swoopes / Basketball Player
Basketball
Believe
Hard Work
Harder
Work Believe Me
Somewhere
Working
Motivates
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I was very bitter, frustrated, hurt, angry - I went through all types of emotions when I first was out of the WNBA.
Sheryl Swoopes / Basketball Player
Angry
Firsts
Frustrated
Hurt
Wnba
Types
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I have accomplished everything I set out to accomplish when I started playing the sport at 7. And probably even more.
Sheryl Swoopes / Basketball Player
Sports
Accomplish
Accomplished
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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 / Basketball Player
Girl
Basketball
Motivation
Good Me Always
Guys
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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 Player
Basketball
Mind
Thinking
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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 / Basketball Player
Happy
Ideas
Very Happy
Want
Life Love My Life
Now
Very
Life Love Happy
Content
Idea
Finally
Place
My Life
Ok
Right
Where
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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 / Basketball Player
Accomplishment
Awards
Honestly
Individual
Team
Accomplishments
Award
Contribute
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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 / Basketball Player
Gay
Gold
Mvp
Championships
Won
Medals
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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 / Basketball Player
Basketball
Believe
Believer
Firm
Mind
Stuck
Your Body
Believe Mind Body
Believe Mind Your
Firm Believer
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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 / Basketball Player
Daughter
Sports
Mother
New Generation
Daughters
Arrived
Generation
Parents
Opportunities
Result
Title
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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 Player
Inspirational
Basketball
Done
Misconception
Retired
Case
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...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 / Basketball Player
Leadership
Sports
Self
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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 / Basketball Player
Inspirational
Accomplish
Basketball
Basketball Court
Court
Next
Plans
Life Future My Life
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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 / Basketball Player
Feels
Reason
Regret
Life Change My Life
Personally
Professionally
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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 Player
Basketball
Cutting
Honesty
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