I've also always known that I wouldn't be playing for the N.B.A.

Make it a point to be around those with positive energy - people who want what's best for you, people who understand your goals and priorities.

My goals have gone from being an all-star to just being able to play basketball. I always took for granted that I could play. Now I know what a gift it is.

I think every time I go in a game, I have added something positive. I have gotten a rebound or made a defensive play. That is what I try to focus on.

Femininity and sport can go together.

I'm happy and at peace with where I am at life.

I like being on the floor, listening in on the huddles. It makes me feel like a player again.

Winning an Olympic gold medal is like nothing else.

Basketball is always a piece of my life, but never the centerpiece.

Ridiculous stuff happens when I travel.

I am being taken care of by a higher being than myself or my coaches or my training staff.

Forgiveness is created by the restitution of the abuser

A man is happy so long as he chooses to be happy.

... the Wisdom of God ... rules all things, because it is infinitely more powerful and more loving and, above all, more merciful than ours.

Bad politicians are sent to Washington by good people who don't vote.

Jesus is too colossal for the pen of phrasemongers, however artful. No man can dispose of Christianity with a bon mot

God loves us deeply, perfectly, and everlastlingly.

Play the shot you've got the best chance of playing well.

Invest in yourself now and reap the dividends day after day after month after year.

The example of parents is the greatest teacher. Parents must stand out as models of happiness to their children.

I was certainly naïve about the judicial system in America. There's a lot of people who are in prison who are innocent. The system is very flawed.