I always had that desire to become a great athlete.

I want to be something special. I want to be known as a great female basketballer.

When I'm on the court, I feel like I'm in my element.

When I was younger, Lisa Leslie inspired me a whole lot. She was someone I looked up to and wanted to be like. I really believe she is a good person. Hopefully, she can find out I am the same.

I can be a much better player. I've got a long ways to go.

Leaving my family behind was very scary. I had to grow up quick. But being so young and paying in this league [the WNBA], I'm glad I did it because it's been the best experience in my life.

My mum gave up so much to have me, and now I want to repay her.

People come out to rough me up because they think I'm not going to play well. And maybe when I was in my teen years it worked well. But I'm used to it now.

I love Seattle. I couldn't be anywhere else.

I can see Sue and I leading this team to many more championships...We're going to take this and learn from it. We worked too hard for this.

I will always be at the lake house every night, waiting until dawn.”-Abanir to Sophia

The flames of the luau bonfire burned brightly. Sparks flew into the sky and disappeared before they reached the stars above. Near the horizon, the moon was large and round and flawless as porcelain.

Everything turns slower when she’s not around, but when she’s with me, an hour feels like a blink of an eye.

A whole is that which has a beginning, a middle and an end.

If someone really loves you, they'll do the right thing... for you.

Having a couple really great basics makes it easy to dress well every day.

I never cease to wonder at my luck in having for my sister the woman who, more than any other woman in America, possesses all the qualities of true greatness.

Beyond surfaces, you must be intuitively at ease.

'Eveything is made of light,' he said, 'and the space between isn't empty.'

Last night I begged the Wise One to tell me the secret of the world. Gently, gently, he whispered, "Be quiet, the secret cannot be spoken, It is wrapped in silence."