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.
No matter how far life pushes you down, no matter how much you hurt, you can always bounce back.
Dream big work hard.
I always believe someone somewhere is working harder than me and that motivates me to work harder, give 100%.
You have to be positive, and I'm not just talking about athletics, this also applies to life.
I have accomplished everything I set out to accomplish when I started playing the sport at 7. And probably even more.
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.
There are so many women out there relying on me to represent them.
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.
I like to see people doubt me.
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.
I never thought a basketball shoe would be named after a woman, let alone me.
If you do not believe yourself no one else will.
I never really officially retired from the WNBA, I just left the doors open.
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.
To me, the most important thing is happiness.
Some people might say my coming out after just winning the MVP award is heroic, and I understand that.
I can't help who I fall in love with. No one can.
Discovering I'm gay just sort of happened much later in life.
I didn't grow up thinking, 'Oh, maybe someday I'm going to have a shoe named after me.'
