I was very bitter, frustrated, hurt, angry - I went through all types of emotions when I first was out of the WNBA.
It really was my brother who got me involved in swimming. I wanted to be just like him and do everything he was doing.
If you write something down on paper, it becomes an actual goal. Before you write it down, it's a thought, a dream that may or may not get done.
'I Got a Feeling' by the Black Eyed Peas - Reminds me of happy, fun times with my friends and makes me want to jump around.
I was an ambitious child and I tended to be scatterbrained. If I was at school and saw a bird outside the window I wanted to follow it. I was adventurous.
Everything that's realistic has some sort of ugliness in it. Even a flower is ugly when it wilts, a bird when it seeks its prey, the ocean when it becomes violent.
Once you know what to expect, it gets easier and easier. And now I know what I have to do to prepare for each season and what to expect through each season.
You know, don't tell anybody I'm a jail bird, you know, but there were a bunch of us that were years ago involved in the pro-life movement.
It's like going to the zoo when you come to my house. I have snakes, three sharks, moray eels, piranhas, five scorpions and a bird spider.
When you have birds you stare at them a lot and their eyes are recessed on their head. When they look at something they tilt their head in a quizzical expression.
I can't relate to lazy people. We don't speak the same language. I don't understand you. I don't want to understand you.
One thing you gotta know about me is I have absolutely no filter. I have no problem saying what the hell I think of someone.
My parents are my backbone. Still are. They're the only group that will support you if you score zero or you score 40.
You want me to own a team and deal with these rich, spoiled stubborn athletes, and try to get them to perform? No thank you.
Dropkick Murphys get me going, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana... plus, all the regular hip-hop stuff.
I've just got to let my teammates know in practice, without even telling them, that I don't think I'm ahead of anybody.
Everything has been such a whirlwind ever since I stepped foot in the league and everything has been like a dream, so I'm just blessed to be in this position.
I've heard a few times, in three or four years, this league is going to be yours. I don't like that. Because I think I'm established now.
I feel as though I've proved myself these last five years that I can be one of the top players in the league.
I would describe my style as off the wall. I like stuff that doesn't match. I just like to stand out.
I learned how to pass when I was real young. That's one thing I always knew how to do was find the open man.
