Top 103 Quotes & Sayings by Maya Moore - Page 2

Any time you have an opportunity to do something for the first time, it's super exciting, and I just want to soak up everything, and each experience... just to say that you've represented your country at the Olympics, it's such a rare opportunity.

I want to succeed, but I want to make an impact in the people's lives that I'm around. So that means teammates, fans, coaches, staff, everybody.

Something that is unique to coaching young people is there is such a range of talent, skill development and personality. And it's important to coach age-appropriately. You want to instill the fundamentals, always. But the right fundamentals.

I like to get out in transition. That is one of my favorite aspects of the game.

I'm pretty into music. Anything with music I love... I'm really big on lyrical content plus a good beat.

Eating cleaner has helped me with recovery, to keep my body in position to play as many minutes as my team needed.

I just try to make sure, in everything I do, I do what I'm supposed to be doing in a confident and a humble way at the same time. It's been working for me.

It's tough, but you can still find joy in the struggle. Going through a season with a lot of struggles, I got a lot of practice. You have to set yourself up for joy, give yourself the best opportunity to have that going on inside.

I don't have many superstitions, but I do have a few things I like to do out of routine and habit before a game.

One thing my fans don't know about me is how much I love guacamole! But it has to be a little chunky and just a little bit spicy.

When I was a kid, I was big into saving up my money.

Not being able to end the last game of my college career with a win, it really hurts.

I play the drums, I love to sing. I'll make a beat anywhere - on the wall, on the floor - and I can have fun doing just about anything.

I think if you can find competitive people, they'll make any environment that they go to winners.

It's crazy, it really is, to just be fortunate enough to continue to be in positions to win, to be playing well, to be healthy.

That's kind of what my mindset has always been, just focus on every day, and making the most of each day.

Opinions are very easily heard in our media and technology-type of world that we're in. I just try to stay focused on the people that I'm around every day that I work with, that I trust and value.

What defines 'success' - answering that question - is so important when you're growing up as an athlete. Success for one kid is different than for another kid.

I'm pretty chill when I'm not on the court.

I want to be one of those players who you watch on film and say, 'Where's the weakness?'

When I think of the most valuable coach, I definitely think of a coach like Geno Auriemma, and the things I learned from him that stick out in my mind are his passion for the game, competing at all the little things and doing it at a high level.

When I was in high school, we won our state championship my sophomore year. We worked so hard that year because we had lost in the state championship the year before.

I'm fortunate to be a player who can do a lot of things well. Not everything perfectly, but several things well.

That's where I got my passion for the game, watching the WNBA on TV. Cynthia Cooper, Raise the Roof, We Got Next, I was into all of it.

Both of my grandmothers are aging well, and my mom is, too. I've got some good genes.

Like most kids, I grew up idolizing Michael Jordan and continue to work relentlessly to reach his iconic status on the court.

I'm a basketball junkie. I watch basketball all the time.

You can have X's and O's, you can have talent, but if you don't have a vision, it won't work.

This is a fast-paced world we live in, especially the sports and entertainment industry. There is a constant demand for performance, for something new, something excellent. That doesn't just happen. You have to have enough inside to pour out.

Most of the time I'm really not aware of what I am doing. I'm just so locked into the moment.

In this journey there is so much to my life that I just do privately... I don't really make it a huge priority to tell every single thing that I do every single day about my life.

I'm just going to continue to make good plays. Making the right decisions, good decisions with the ball so my team can play with a great flow.

We play so hard and overall the Olympics are such a positive experience.

I think the first team I ever played for was a YMCA team, probably around when I was seven years old. And really I have vague memories of it. I think, at that age, you're just trying to make sure the ball stays in bounds.

Great coaches help create an environment that makes the players want to be successful and work hard and accomplish goals for their teammates.

Trying to fit my strengths with my teammates' strengths, utilizing everyone to the max, is really fun to watch and really a fun way to play.

I want to be one of those players like Jason Kidd, who is always in tune with the game and sees several plays ahead.

I enjoyed practices at college. That is where you really get down and dirty and really get some development and see what you have.

I take an approach of focusing on characteristics and qualities that I want to be as a teammate and the numbers will take care of themselves.

The most satisfying way to play basketball is when you can get the best out of everyone on the court.

Title IX is huge for sports but also its helped move our nation to a place where we can accept women in the workforce as well. Its opened up a lot of jobs for women. We had a female run for president in Hillary Clinton.

I want to be aware of how I treat others, not thinking too highly of myself to be a servant in a culture which tries to place me on a throne that only God should sit.

As a student of the game, it is a dream come true to align myself with a brand that has a rich history in sports. Like most kids, I grew up idolizing Michael Jordan and continue to work relentlessly to reach his iconic status on the court. I'm truly motivated to take my career to the next level as a member of Team Jordan.