Lindsey Harding
Lindsey Harding
Lindsey Marcie Hardingis an American-Belarusian professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association. She was born in Mobile, Alabama, but grew up in Houston, Texas...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth12 June 1984
flips gymnastics took
I took gymnastics for years. I told everyone if we win, I'll do back flips up and down the court.
came coach people saying tired win
I wanted to win it for Coach G. I get tired of people saying she can't win the big one and this and that. When it came down to the final, it was us as players. We were the ones who had to execute. She had us well prepared.
calm figure work
They went on a run, but we had to calm down and figure out what would work for us. We started going back inside.
deny door follow open touch tried trying
I tried not to let her touch the ball. I was trying to follow her and deny her the ball. The only thing that was open was the back door but they didn't look for that.
game hurts knowing reason win
It hurts not to win the game knowing you had it. There's no reason we shouldn't have (won it).
barbara basketball game great heard senior
We were into the game. It was a great basketball game all-around and that was a big shot. You heard Barbara say she's a senior and she wanted it in her hands. She made a big play when it counted.
changing far pressure team
We play a lot of pressure man-to-man defense. But as far as changing up what we do, we don't want any team to get comfortable with our defense.
jumping
We were kind of jumping up and down.
almost great inside job knocked knocking mainly moving shot shots
They knocked down almost every shot they took. They did a great job of moving the ball, going inside and just mainly knocking down the shots and knocking down big shots when it counted.
ball gaps move open pressure remember skip zones
They're really active, and they like to put pressure on the ball, but you've still got to remember that it's just a zone, and all zones have weaknesses. You can penetrate it, skip the ball in and move it into the gaps -- you can get open shots.
friends-or-friendship knew left people wait
Some people went home, and I went out with friends. All of us left campus, and I just knew that I could not wait to get back to practice.
ahead basketball compared far five four good late point six team teams undefeated
I think it's so good for women's basketball. I feel like five or six years ago, the No. 1 team was so far ahead compared to other high-ranked teams. We had four undefeated teams at one point late in the season.
confidence gives good might playing team
It gives a team a lot of confidence. They might feel like they have momentum. You just feel good when you come off playing really well.
bounce coach deal sure timing work
Our timing was kind of off at times. We'll work through it and get through it. It's just like a little bump. It's really, in my opinion, not really a big deal -- I'm not sure what Coach G said. We'll bounce right back from it.