Top 60 Maya Moore Quotes

When I stepped away two springs ago, I just really wanted to shift my priorities to be able to be more available and present to show up for things that I felt were mattering more than being a professional athlete.

I lived in a kind of a middle class home, and I didn’t really have a lot of experience with the justice system or prisons or really being aware of that world.

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.

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

I walk with the Lord, just trusting day by day and week by week and month by month, what the next season holds and what the best next move for me is.

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

I listen to music on the bus or in the car on the way to a game.

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

Every time there’s a competition, I want to be able to dominate it.

Whenever there’s something that that needs to be done for my team, I kind of come alive and get turned on and want to get it done.

I don’t pay attention to a lot of people – I pay attention to a select few, and that’s worked out well for me.

You need to be able to find joy in something that requires so much of yourself. I have to have that deeper meaning in my work and in my everyday life.

Coming onto the Jordan Brand absolutely gives more attention to women’s basketball and basketball in general.

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.

Whenever I get a task I can focus on, I get excited for that.

Prosecutorial misconduct is one of the most detrimental problems in our criminal justice system, because prosecutors are essentially the most powerful actors in our justice system because they set the charges, they basically set up the rules of the game.

I think I live in the land of high expectations after playing at Connecticut.

We truly do live in an amazing country.

I think scarves are just wonderful. They can dress up any outfit.

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

I think that any time you get into an area where it requires humility, and accountability, it’s gonna get touchy. And so I understand the reality of when someone says something that requires you to look at yourself and change, it’s not easy.

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

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

My mom showed me how important it is to surround yourself with opportunities and make the most of them.

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

Sometimes when you’re young and a little more immature, you can overdo things or not really have your legs under you.

Even if you don’t become a professional athlete, the experience of working with a team, knowing how to set goals, and working every day to figure out how to accomplish those goals definitely gives you confidence to apply those same characteristics to other life challenges.

I don’t want to limit to the playoffs, I want to win a championship.

My perception has changed from thinking if someone’s in jail they’re supposed to be, to there’s a lot of factors that’s not that simple.

We are in a world where people are understanding that athletes and entertainers are citizens too. Some of us want to leverage our platform for good, and I want to be someone who is thoughtful and real about trying to influence people in a way that will lead to healthier communities and a better nation.

When you invest in something for so long and you stop and have nothing to fill that space, it can be more of a crisis of identity.

I think legacies are most meaningful with the impressions that a person can leave on a group of people.

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

I’ve been learning about defunding our investment in police force mentality, and reinvesting in, what do young people need? What do people who get involved in drugs need, what do families need outside of money to take care of their families?

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.

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.

Every year the goal is a championship. That’s what I expect.

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.

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.

Culture in general wants to connect ethical issues with consumerism. And we can see that overflowing into something that is consumed so much, which is sports.

I think our criminal justice system has two problems. We have systematic problems and we have people problems. So if the hearts of people are not about justice than any system you have won’t work.

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

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 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.

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.

As an Olympian, I wear that flag and I’ve gone all over the world. I’ve represented the United States, so I have a deep pride for our flag.

I would say get to know somebody who isn’t exactly like you and doesn’t come from the same background as you, educate yourself and then just keep showing up. Finding ways to show up for people and your voice will come out of that relationship and out of your pursuit to seeing people who aren’t exactly like you.

I think it takes different types of winners to maintain a winning culture.

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

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.

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

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.

My coach at UConn, Geno Auriemma, taught me to take more risks, because in basketball, if you overthink things, the moment will pass you by. That’s good advice for life off the court, too.

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

I’m going to be learning until the day I retire. There is so much to grow and focus on in this game of basketball that I’m never done.

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

Our country comes from a centuries-long culture of dehumanizing black and brown bodies. So what role does racism play? A huge role. You can’t downplay how deeply woven and embedded this is in our country.

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.