Lisa Leslie is an American model and former professional basketball player who played in several seasons of the WNBA game throughout her entire career.
She is a three-time Women's National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player and a four-time Olympic gold medal winner. Here is a list of the most powerful and positive Lisa Leslie quotes for you!
Lisa Leslie Quotes About Basketball
The following is a list of the top Lisa Leslie quotes about her basketball tournaments and modeling career.
“For me, being tall was very positive because I thought my mom was the most beautiful person ever.”
“Goal-setting and achieving those goals - that's just what I do.”
“I always knew I wanted to be on television when I was a kid, and I knew I wanted to model.”
“Most people compliment me on maintaining my femininity while I’m on the court. People like the fact that I model. My fans or little girls always say they want to play sports, but also want to be a model like me and I think that’s great.”
“I'll still be in school in-season. It's a big challenge for me, but I've learned so much already from just the business side of the Sparks organization as well as the WNBA organization.”
“I want to thank God for giving me this opportunity and also my teammates from the West side for giving me the ball.”
“We're going to the Olympics as a favorite to win the gold, and every other team in the Olympics is going bring their best game. We have to treat every team with respect because you know what happens when you take a team lightly. On any given day, you can lose.”
“In boys, it's ingrained in their heads that to dunk is just the highlight of basketball, whereas for girls, our shooting technique, making baskets and free throws is taught more. It's such a sexist approach to the sport sometime.”
- Associated Press.
“It's just a matter of trying to pull it together, trying to get chemistry. That's something that I just really feel that we lack.”
“I don't think I would have been able to stick with it and been proud of who I am and be feminine out on the court. I think I would have folded to the peer pressure if I didn't have my mom to encourage me to be me and be proud of how tall I am.”
“To be voted by the fans says a lot - that people are aware of what's going on. I'm really thankful. I think they just really appreciate my talent so I'm definitely grateful.”
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Famous Lisa Leslie Quotes
Here is a list of the most unique and interesting quotes from the American model and former professional basketball player Lisa Leslie.
“Boys have a tendency to jump around a lot more than girls. Boys have that desire to want to dunk way more than girls do. It just never seemed like something we could truly fathom and do.”
- Associated Press.
“I am honored to join the CBS Sports family to inspire, entertain and deliver insight on a platform with amazing women doing what we do best - talk sports. I am excited to have the opportunity to be a part of such a ground-breaking show.”
“I played on an all-boys team in the 8th grade, but they wouldn't throw me the ball even though I was on their team. One day I stole the ball from my own teammate and I made a basket.
From that point on, everyone yelled "Give the ball to the girl!" I was the only girl in the whole league!”
“I'm a better and more educated person because of basketball.”
“Dunking is something guys care about more than girls, there's something about jumping that seems to fascinate guys. Girls are more, like, 'As long as the ball goes in, who cares how you got it there?'”
“They did a good job of keeping us off the boards. We felt we needed this game. We did all you could ask. We played hard and we still believe in ourselves.”
“I think Vanna does have to worry about me replacing her... Some of the letters are hard to reach. She is 5-6 and I am 6-5, though one of the letters was a little low for me, so maybe I have to keep her on as my back-up.”
“Let he who is without sin cast the first stone. We're both role models who have made different choices. I don't know why we're even talking about it. It's a private matter. It has nothing to do with basketball.”
“When I watch kids play basketball, they don't know how to think of the game. They know what it should look like, but they don't know why.”
“We played slow tonight, ... You have to give Houston credit because they came out and jumped on us. They shot the ball really well. I think we tried to get back in it, but in the playoffs, we just have to play our style of basketball.”
Encouraging Lisa Leslie Quotes
These Lisa Leslie quotes will be perfect for your daily dose of inspiration and will help you achieve your dreams.
“Everyone talks about age, but it's not about age. It's about work ethics. Winning never gets old.”
“I don't really consider myself a celebrity. I consider myself more of a role model.”
“Men aren't encouraging their little girls to try to work on their hops. They're encouraging them to work on their jump shots and the fundamentals of the game.”
“I think it's great for the women to show that they are women and be feminine. And that's something that I've always promoted.”
“My success has surpassed my childhood dreams. Actually, just recently I came up with that idea, watching the movie 'Legally Blonde' and I was like, 'Cool, that's something I want to do.'”
“As a role model for young girls and women, I just encourage them to continue their education and set their goals. And for me, mine are just really high and I just happen to be a professional basketball player but I really am a stickler for my goals and I wanted to get my Master's.”
“The one thing I learned about myself going back and watching tapes of all the losses that we’ve had is that I’m physically capable of doing this and dominating the game, but the mental part was not there. I don’t know if it comes with age, but I had to learn to be mentally tough.”
“When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself.”
“Well, the first quality of being a good leader is you have to be able to follow. See, a good leader can't just be the leader all the time, I have to be able to follow.”
“When I set a goal, I work hard to achieve it. I still believe I'm the best player. That's what keeps me going.”
“If, by the way, I play, I can be a role model or encourage someone else, that would be great.”
- November 1991, Sports Illustrated.
“You just don't want to get pigeon-holed into one position. That's why even though I start out at the center, I may play small forward, if I get a rebound and you're not there I can bring the ball up.”
“I would like to probably have my own business. I haven't decided in what areas - maybe a spa. I like day spas, something like that. Always giving back to women. Or big shoes because there's a huge market there. People have big feet now.”
“I've grown so much since 1996. I think that was the turning point when I started to go to church every Sunday and not just because you're supposed to. But because you enjoy going and listening to the Word and being excited about it.”
“I think this is an awesome opportunity for us as athletes to help and give back to the hurricane victims. Money is just what they need to get back on their feet right now, and that is why we are here.”
“Until now, until I actually got into law class, I just never thought of it as being an interest for me, but it's really funny because now that I'm in law, I'm like 'Wow, I could be a lawyer.”
“I'm strong, I'm tough, I still wear my eyeliner.”
“Those other gold medals are at home. Plus, I have a gold outfit I want to wear. I didn't bring anything silver or bronze.”
“No matter what your situations are, being in the inner-city or broken homes, the Lord's grace is so amazing He'll cover you.”
“When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.”
“Appreciation is the highest form of prayer, for it acknowledges the presence of good wherever you shine the light of your thankful thoughts.”
“I've never proclaimed myself to be a shooter. But I am definitely a scorer.”
