Top 41 Quotes & Sayings by Sheryl Swoopes

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American athlete Sheryl Swoopes.

Last updated on September 16, 2024.

Sheryl Denise Swoopes is an American former professional basketball player. She was the first player to be signed in the WNBA, is a three-time WNBA MVP, and was named one of the league's Top 15 Players of All Time at the 2011 WNBA All-Star Game. Swoopes has won three Olympic gold medals and is one of eleven women's basketball players to have won an Olympic gold medal, an NCAA Championship, a Fiba world cup gold, and a WNBA title. She was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016. In 2017, she was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.

American - Athlete | Born: March 25, 1971

Source: Wikipedia

TV is what sells your product.

Sheryl Swoopes

There is nothing I've been through in my life that I regret, or that I would go back and change. I feel like everything that happened - personally and professionally - I went through for a reason, and I learned from those things.

Sheryl Swoopes

To me, the most important thing is happiness.

Sheryl Swoopes

Women play just as hard as guys do. We're just as competitive.

Sheryl Swoopes

Some people might say my coming out after just winning the MVP award is heroic, and I understand that.

Sheryl Swoopes

I'm finally OK with the idea of who I love, who I want to be with.

Sheryl Swoopes

I never really officially retired from the WNBA, I just left the doors open.

Sheryl Swoopes

I've accomplished everything a person can accomplish on a basketball court, but I never thought about the future when I was younger. I never made plans for the next stage in my life.

Sheryl Swoopes

I didn't grow up thinking, 'Oh, maybe someday I'm going to have a shoe named after me.'

Sheryl Swoopes

Dream big work hard.

Sheryl Swoopes

Every level that I have ever competed on, I have risen to the top.

Sheryl Swoopes

Discovering I'm gay just sort of happened much later in life.

Sheryl Swoopes

I never thought a basketball shoe would be named after a woman, let alone me.

Sheryl Swoopes

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.

Sheryl Swoopes

I have accomplished everything I set out to accomplish when I started playing the sport at 7. And probably even more.

Sheryl Swoopes

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.

Sheryl Swoopes

I was very bitter, frustrated, hurt, angry - I went through all types of emotions when I first was out of the WNBA.

Sheryl Swoopes

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.

Sheryl Swoopes

Sexuality and gender don't change anyone's performance on the court.

Sheryl Swoopes

I always believe someone somewhere is working harder than me and that motivates me to work harder, give 100%.

Sheryl Swoopes

I had never made any plans beyond basketball.

Sheryl Swoopes

No matter how far life pushes you down, no matter how much you hurt, you can always bounce back.

Sheryl Swoopes

There are so many women out there relying on me to represent them.

Sheryl Swoopes

Everybody wants to win.

Sheryl Swoopes

I like to see people doubt me.

Sheryl Swoopes

I don't want to have to hide from the world anymore.

Sheryl Swoopes

Being gay has nothing to do with the three gold medals or the three MVPs or the four championships I've won. I'm still the same person. I'm Sheryl.

Sheryl Swoopes

I've always been a firm believer in mind over matter. If you don't believe you can achieve, your body will start to believe this and you'll be stuck.

Sheryl Swoopes

You have to be positive, and I'm not just talking about athletics, this also applies to life.

Sheryl Swoopes

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.

Sheryl Swoopes

Players don't really ask for much or want much. But the things that they do need are important.

Sheryl Swoopes

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.

Sheryl Swoopes

If you do not believe yourself no one else will.

Sheryl Swoopes

I can't help who I fall in love with. No one can.

Sheryl Swoopes

I'm tired of having to hide my feelings about the person I care about. About the person I love.

Sheryl Swoopes

Be positive and work hard. I think it's possible to overcome anything, if you're willing to work at it.

Sheryl Swoopes

I want to show kids, look where I came from. You can do it too if you believe and are willing to work hard.

Sheryl Swoopes

My reason for coming out isn't to be some sort of hero.

Sheryl Swoopes

It's frustrating - not that I expect to be the same person I was 10 years ago, but I do expect to do certain things. In all honesty, my body for the most part feels really good. But at this point of my career, I have to rely on different parts of my game, knowing how to take some short cuts when you can.

Sheryl Swoopes

...as far as self-discipline goes, it's still ultimately up to me how well I can push myself. Only I can do that. I just have to keep on going, keep on working, keep on improving.

Sheryl Swoopes