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Lisa Leslie

"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."

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"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."

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Donna Grant

"A Stander-by is often a better judge of the game than those that play."

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Donna Grant

"Sports for me is: S for Skill, P for Perseverance, O for Optimism, R for Resilience, T for Tenacity, S for Stamina"

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Donna Grant

"Manny has swung with many men, but many men never seen Manny's blissful swing."

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Donna Grant

"Behind an able Indian Cricket Team there is always able Sachin Tendulkar."

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Donna Grant

"For truly it is to be noted, that children's plays are not sports, and should be deemed as their most serious actions."

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Donna Grant

"The day they put me in the net I had a good game. I've stayed there since."

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Donna Grant

"I don't recall your name but you sure were a sucker for a high inside curve."

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Donna Grant

"Nixon was a bad loser. He hated losing worse than death, and that is why I enjoyed him. We were both football fans, both addicts; and on some days, nothing else mattered."

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Donna Grant

"To be involved in a senior tournament back in the States is very satisfying."

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Donna Grant

"Contrary to what the fans may think, you don't just show up, wear a striped shirt and a whistle on Friday night."

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Lisa Leslie
"Everyone talks about age, but it's not about age. It's about work ethic. Winning never gets old."

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Lisa Leslie
"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."

Sports

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Lisa Leslie
"I'm probably taller than 90% of the men I meet."

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Lisa Leslie
"Right now I'm 185, which is really good for me yet very hard for me to maintain. My weight seems high for the average woman, but I've got big bones and I'm maintaining muscle."

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Lisa Leslie
"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."

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Lisa Leslie
"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."

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Lisa Leslie
"There's a lot of women in the WNBA. There's a lot of women who could be here. 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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Lisa Leslie
"It's really not about the money. It's just about educating yourself."

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Lisa Leslie
"For me, being tall was very positive because I thought my mom was the most beautiful person ever."

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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."

Boys

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