Sue Wicks | "I think sportsmanship is knowing that it is a game, that we are only as a good as our opponents, and whether you win or lose, to always give 100 percent."

"I think sportsmanship is knowing that it is a game, that we are only as a good as our opponents, and whether you win or lose, to always give 100 percent."

Sue Wicks, American Athlete

Sportsmanship, Opponents

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"I think sportsmanship is knowing that it is a game, that we are only as a good as our opponents, and whether you win or lose, to always give 100 percent."

"But when you actually go in the ring, it's a very lonely and scary place. It's just you and the other guy."

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Personal Development

"Everybody is excited to play so I think who plays with whom is a minor thing at this point."

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Personal Development

"Why would I want to win anything other than a beautiful game?"

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Personal Development

"Holyfield is nothing but class, and I think he's a breath of fresh air for the sport."

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Personal Development

"We play fair and we play hard. If we win the game we win, if we lose the game, we lose."

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Personal Development

"It means a lot to you, to be out there. The highs are pretty high, and the lows are pretty low. You know, it's easy to feel like you let the team down. I mean, at the end of the day we still got to figure out a way to get through the tie."

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Personal Development

"I think sportsmanship is knowing that it is a game, that we are only as a good as our opponents, and whether you win or lose, to always give 100 percent."

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Personal Development

"In preseason camp, there are no friends. when newcomers arrive trying to take not only your job, but maybe your best friend's job, you work together to try to help each other. Everyone is an outsider until you're given a uniform."

Friendship

"There's lots of charity stuff that I can do. There are actually a million things to do here, but it would be very hard for me to stop going overseas, because I've been doing that for longer than I've been playing in the WNBA."

Community

"There's a lot of room to grow, and the women who believe they're worth it are the ones who are going to make good things happen during the next period of WNBA growth."

Woman

"You shouldn't just work on your jump shot. You should work on being a better person, a better teammate, and a better friend."

Friendship

"Sometimes people think that if you're always helping people up and never hit someone with a hard foul, you're automatically a good sport. I don't believe that."

People

"I try to never lose sight of what a special time it is to be a women's basketball player."

Time

"It's not to hurt anyone, but basketball can be rough."

Basketball

"Rookies are also coming in from college programs as big stars, whereas when we came in, we were just happy to be there. We were happy to be playing in a big gym, to be on television, to be playing in America."

Sports

"Every year I try to keep in excellent shape and improve some part of my game. I play in the offseason overseas to keep my game tuned up and hopefully improve a little in some area."

Improvement

"To be on television and have my nieces and nephews see me, and seeing them wear my shirt to the games and be proud, it's so sweet. Sometimes it feels like it's just a dream."

Dream

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"But when you actually go in the ring, it's a very lonely and scary place. It's just you and the other guy."

Author Name

Personal Development

"Everybody is excited to play so I think who plays with whom is a minor thing at this point."

Author Name

Personal Development

"Why would I want to win anything other than a beautiful game?"

Author Name

Personal Development

"Holyfield is nothing but class, and I think he's a breath of fresh air for the sport."

Author Name

Personal Development

"We play fair and we play hard. If we win the game we win, if we lose the game, we lose."

Author Name

Personal Development

"It means a lot to you, to be out there. The highs are pretty high, and the lows are pretty low. You know, it's easy to feel like you let the team down. I mean, at the end of the day we still got to figure out a way to get through the tie."

Author Name

Personal Development

"I think sportsmanship is knowing that it is a game, that we are only as a good as our opponents, and whether you win or lose, to always give 100 percent."

Author Name

Personal Development

More

"In preseason camp, there are no friends. when newcomers arrive trying to take not only your job, but maybe your best friend's job, you work together to try to help each other. Everyone is an outsider until you're given a uniform."

Friendship

"There's lots of charity stuff that I can do. There are actually a million things to do here, but it would be very hard for me to stop going overseas, because I've been doing that for longer than I've been playing in the WNBA."

Community

"There's a lot of room to grow, and the women who believe they're worth it are the ones who are going to make good things happen during the next period of WNBA growth."

Woman

"You shouldn't just work on your jump shot. You should work on being a better person, a better teammate, and a better friend."

Friendship

"Sometimes people think that if you're always helping people up and never hit someone with a hard foul, you're automatically a good sport. I don't believe that."

People

"I try to never lose sight of what a special time it is to be a women's basketball player."

Time

"It's not to hurt anyone, but basketball can be rough."

Basketball

"Rookies are also coming in from college programs as big stars, whereas when we came in, we were just happy to be there. We were happy to be playing in a big gym, to be on television, to be playing in America."

Sports

"Every year I try to keep in excellent shape and improve some part of my game. I play in the offseason overseas to keep my game tuned up and hopefully improve a little in some area."

Improvement

"To be on television and have my nieces and nephews see me, and seeing them wear my shirt to the games and be proud, it's so sweet. Sometimes it feels like it's just a dream."

Dream