Lisa Leslie Quotes

I'm strong, I'm tough, I still wear my eyeliner.

Everyone talks about age, but it's not about age. It's about work ethic. Winning never gets old.

For me, being tall was very positive because I thought my mom was the most beautiful person ever.

I have 'the first' attached to my name in a whole lot of different aspects when it comes to the sport of basketball.

Boys have a tendency to jump around a lot more than girls. Boys have that desire to want to dunk way more than girls do. It just never seemed like something we could truly fathom and do.

I'm a better and more educated person because of basketball.

If, by the way I play, I can be a role model or encourage someone else, that would be great.

Right now I'm 185, which is really good for me yet very hard for me to maintain. My weight seems high for the average woman, but I've got big bones and I'm maintaining muscle.

When I watch kids play basketball, they don't know how to think the game. They know what it should look like, but they don't know why.

To feel the presence of the Lord is an amazing thing.

I've never proclaimed myself to be a shooter. But I am definitely a scorer.

When I set a goal, I work hard to achieve it.

Well, the first quality of being a good leader is you have to be able to follow. See, a good leader cant just be the leader all the time, I have to be able to follow.

I'm probably taller than 90% of the men I meet.

Manu Ginobili is just a baller dude.

I encourage girls to play sports and play hard.

Until now, until I actually got into law class, I just never thought of it as being an interest for me, but it's really funny because now that I'm in law, I'm like 'Wow, I could be a lawyer

I still believe I'm the best player. That's what keeps me going.

My success has surpassed my childhood dreams.

I tend not to get too emotional about things.

I don't really consider myself a celebrity. I consider myself more of a role model.

I like playing against guys because of their athleticism and understanding of the game.