Top 55 Sue Bird Quotes

Be a gunner? Me? I don’t think I can do it. But I’ll go for whatever the assist record is.

I can take care of myself. You’re probably never going to know if something bad is happening in my life. I think I was just made that way.

I’ve been on extremely talented teams that just don’t click, and I’ve also been on team with a little bit less talent, but they clicked, and because they clicked, they did better than other talented teams I’ve been on.

I don’t feel this overwhelming pressure to play or to ‘make money.’ That’s not my driving goal.

There’s something about dominant teams that draws fans in. People like to see this; they like to witness dominance.

In the past, I’ve told people to get me DVDs: like, the box sets of entire series. When you’re overseas and there isn’t much else to do, they can be great.

I don’t eat dairy, and I’ve been gluten-free ever since I took a blood test that showed I have a mild allergy to gluten.

In my mind, women’s basketball players are an untapped resource.

I guess, technically, I went to a New York City high school, but I wouldn’t call myself a New York City kid. But I’ve played against city kids all my life. So that kind of instills something in you.

People continue to put our league down. It’s because we’re women; that’s the fight. And it’s a majority of black women; that’s the other fight. But we represent America to the fullest. And it’s weird to me that people wouldn’t want to support that. I don’t get it.

I am thrilled to be re-signing with the Storm. This franchise and city have been incredibly supportive throughout my career, and I am looking forward to getting back to work with my teammates.

The reality is, like, women’s basketball players are playing against women. And we’re all in the same boat the same way men’s sports is.

I love sneakers. My storage room is 75 percent sneakers.

I have applied for Israeli citizenship, which makes playing overseas a bit easier.

Jay-Z, for a lot of reasons, will always be my favorite. But actually, in terms of what I listen to, it bends towards hip-hop, but I like everything. The only thing I don’t really love is country, but everything else I’m a huge fan of.

I’m definitely a ‘comfort’ player. As a point guard, I like to know my teammates, feel connected to my teammates, and flow with them.

I’m a big proponent of taking care of yourself.

I always thought front office work, being with the team day in and day out, that was something I wasn’t going to get to until I was done.

A young basketball player has people to look up to an emulate. We are a pro league, and we’re on television. It makes a difference. It’s shows what’s possible.

I was probably 7 or 8 when I went to see the Bulls play and was able to see Michael Jordan.

I really subscribe to the ‘look good, feel good’ mantra in terms of playing, in terms of getting out there.

You can control what you put in your body, how you take care of yourself, how much you work. You have to control what you can.

When I turned 30, the first question I got was, ‘How much longer do you want to play?’ And I don’t see why that can’t be when you turn 40. I really don’t.

I’m not a good one-on-one player.

Ten years from now, we’ll still be talked about as the first gay couple that ESPN had in ‘The Body Issue.’ You might not realize, in the moment, the impact that something like that can have. Every now and then, when you talk to people and hear the reactions, maybe we helped somebody.

I’m a worrier, an overthinker, and – if it’s your type of thing – a 3x WNBA champion.

The WNBA changed everything. It started in 1997, and I graduated from high school in 1998.

Be kind. Be nice to yourself. You miss a shot, it’s OK.

Something I’ve been starting to use almost every day is a blood flow restriction system for my legs. It’s good for recovery and strength.

The one thing you learn is when you can step out of your comfort zone and be uncomfortable, you see what you’re made of and who you are.

I’m gay. Megan’s my girlfriend… These aren’t secrets to people who know me. I don’t feel like I’ve not lived my life. I think people have this assumption that if you’re not talking about it, you must be hiding it, like it’s this secret. That was never the case for me.

Homophobia hurts our league. Racism hurts it. Sexism hurts it.

I like Air Max 90s; those are usually my go-to. I feel you can wear them with jeans, you can wear them with sweats, you can wear them with anything.

The only thing that I’ve really noticed in my own experience is just people kind of saying that a woman, when they react to something exciting, ‘Oh, that’s a masculine way of reacting.’ And to me, that’s absurd. It’s like, that’s how humans – they get excited, and you yell, and you jump, and you flex. That’s what you do.

I’ve never felt as nervous as I did before a track meet – literally, stomach going crazy – ’cause it was just so difficult.

I thought that basketball and soccer were hard. And then I went to track practice. It’s just running and running and running. And my event was the 400 hurdles. I ended up qualifying for state. But looking back on it, track was hard.

My best vacations have been in Hawaii.

I think I’d really like to live in Israel. Even for someone like myself who is not that into religion, you go to Israel, and it’s breathtaking in a lot of ways.

I think, overall, the name ‘The Storm’ in Seattle has just continued to grow. It has now become not just an afterthought that we have a WNBA team here: it has become a part of the ‘fabric’ of our sports society.

At the end of the day, you have to put yourself first.

I don’t really see myself as a sneakerhead. I think I’m someone that likes to have a nice pair of shoes on when they’re playing.

A lot of my friends loved Pearl Jam, so whenever I’d hang out with them, that was usually what CD – not album – back then, it was what CD, maybe even tape, but what CD was playing.

I’m New York-born and raised.

At some high schools, you’re the star player, and everything revolves around you.

As for Seattle, we are rebuilding – no doubt about it. And in the WNBA, it’s not easy to rebuild. You can’t dangle millions in front of quality free agents.

Nowadays, the difference between athletes is really small, and if you can get an edge, why not take it.

Going into your rookie year, whatever team does take you, and you get to camp, there’s going to be a lot of talent in that gym. You’re going to walk in a gym – and no matter what – there’s going to be a lot of talent.

I kinda always felt like I am out, for all intents and purposes. So I always came from the standpoint of, ‘Why does writing it in an article or saying it in an article make me gay?’ That doesn’t make me gay or not. I’m living my life. I’m not lying; I don’t hide it.

Basketball is a short period of time, and you’ve got to take advantage of it.

My high school class was the first one to know, during the college recruiting process, to know there was the option to play professional basketball, to know that the WNBA was there, and to know I better pick a school that is going to help me get to the next level.

I think it’s hard to compare the NBA and the WNBA, but the thing about the NBA is they just have a ton of movement every year, but the WNBA doesn’t. Free agency is not set up that way; the money is obviously not set up that way, so when one player moves, it could set the stage for, literally, like, six or seven years.

I think, generally speaking as a player, when I hear the word ‘scout,’ it’s usually, ‘The Seattle Storm are playing the L.A. Sparks tomorrow; the assistant coaches are scouting the L.A. Sparks.’ And then they come to us and give a scouting report on the players and the team.

All of the teams in this league that have won multiple championships, they didn’t come out the gate winning. Sometimes you have to take those hits to understand what it takes to win.

I actually don’t consider myself that private. I know that’s how I’ve been characterized. That’s OK.

New York is like a melting pot: so many different people, so many different cultures.