Sheryl Swoopes

No matter how far life pushes you down, no matter how much you hurt, you can always bounce back. ↗

— Sheryl Swoopes

#back #bounce #down #far #how

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. ↗

— Sheryl Swoopes

#daughters #generation #had #never #new

Being gay has nothing to do with the three gold medals or the three MVPs or the four championships I've won. I'm still the same person. I'm Sheryl. ↗

— Sheryl Swoopes

#championships #four #gay #gold #gold medals

Discovering I'm gay just sort of happened much later in life. ↗

— Sheryl Swoopes

#gay #happened #i #just #later

Dream big work hard. ↗

— Sheryl Swoopes

#dream #hard #work #work hard

Every level that I have ever competed on, I have risen to the top. ↗

— Sheryl Swoopes

#ever #every #i #level #risen

Everybody wants to win. ↗

— Sheryl Swoopes

#wants #win

For me, honestly, it's not about individual accomplishments, individual award. It's about what I've got to do and how I can contribute to the team. ↗

— Sheryl Swoopes

#accomplishments #award #contribute #got #honestly

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

— Sheryl Swoopes

#believe #give #harder #i #i always

I didn't grow up thinking, 'Oh, maybe someday I'm going to have a shoe named after me.' ↗

— Sheryl Swoopes

#going #grow #grow up #i #maybe