Lisa Leslie
Lisa Leslie
Lisa Deshaun Leslieis an American former professional women's basketball player who played in the Women's National Basketball Association. She is a three-time WNBA MVP and a four-time Olympic gold medal winner. The number seven pick in the 1997 inaugural WNBA draft, she followed a superb career at the University of Southern California with eight WNBA All-Star selections and two WNBA championships over the course of eleven seasons with the Los Angeles Sparks, before retiring in 2009. Leslie, a 6'5" center,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth7 July 1972
CityGardena, CA
CountryUnited States of America
You just don't want to get pigeon-holed into one position. That's why even though I start out at center, I may play small forward, if I get a rebound and you're not there I can bring the ball up.
I think Vanna does have to worry about me replacing her, ... Some of the letters are hard to reach. She is 5-6 and I am 6-5, though one of the letters was a little low for me, so maybe I have to keep her on as my back-up.
I played on an all-boy's team in the 8th grade, but they wouldn't throw me the ball even though I was on their team. One day I stole the ball from my own teammate and I made a basket. From that point on, everyone yelled "Give the ball to the girl!" I was the only girl on the whole league!
We will have to go with a big lineup to challenge them or go with a quick lineup to change the tempo of the game.
I love cheesecake and whipped cream. Those are my two downfalls.
Let he who is without sin cast the first stone. We're both role models who have made different choices. I don't know why we're even talking about it. It's a private matter. It has nothing to do with basketball.
Actually just recently I came up with that idea, watching the movie 'Legally Blonde' and I was like, 'Cool, that's something I want to do.'
It's really not about the money. It's just about educating yourself.
I think it's great for the women to show that they are women and be feminine. And that's something that I've always promoted.
I always knew I wanted to be in television when I was a kid, and I knew I wanted to model.
Goal-setting and achieving those goals - that's just what I do.
I think we are getting better, but I don't know if we have enough time.
I think this is an awesome opportunity for us as athletes to help and give back to the hurricane victims. Money is just what they need to get back on their feet right now, and that is why we are here.
I want to thank God for giving me this opportunity and also my teammates from the West side for giving me the ball.