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Some people might say my coming out after just winning the MVP award is heroic, and I understand that.

I've always been a firm believer in mind over matter. If you don't believe you can achieve, your body will start to believe this and you'll be stuck.

I'm at a place in my life right now where I'm very happy, very content. I'm finally OK with the idea of who I love, who I want to be with.

I never really officially retired from the WNBA, I just left the doors open.

I have accomplished everything I set out to accomplish when I started playing the sport at 7. And probably even more.

I was very bitter, frustrated, hurt, angry - I went through all types of emotions when I first was out of the WNBA.

I always believe someone somewhere is working harder than me and that motivates me to work harder, give 100%.

I never thought a basketball shoe would be named after a woman, let alone me.

There was the misconception out there that I retired after the 2008 season, but that was never the case. I wasn't done with basketball yet, and I'm still not done.

I've accomplished everything a person can accomplish on a basketball court, but I never thought about the future when I was younger. I never made plans for the next stage in my life.

I had never made any plans beyond basketball.

As a result of Title IX, and a new generation of parents who want their daughters to have the opportunities they never had, women's sports have arrived.

Be positive and work hard. I think it's possible to overcome anything, if you're willing to work at it.