Rebecca Lobo
Rebecca Lobo
Rebecca Rose Lobo-Rushinis an American television basketball analyst and former women's basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Associationfrom 1997 to 2003. Lobo, at 6'4", played the center position for much of her career. Lobo played college basketball at the University of Connecticut, where she was a member of the team that won the 1995 national championship, going 35–0 on the season in the process...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth6 October 1973
CityHartford, CT
CountryUnited States of America
Sometimes I played because I wanted to get out of a bad mood, sometimes because I was worried about an upcoming test. Sometimes basketball was just a great way to forget myself. When I stepped out into the driveway, I was no longer Rebecca Lobo. I was Larry Bird or I was Dr. J.
My goals have gone from being an all-star to just being able to play basketball. I always took for granted that I could play. Now I know what a gift it is.
There's nothing masculine about being competitive. There's nothing masculine about trying to be the best at everything you do, nor is there anything wrong with it. I don't know why a female athlete has to defend her femininity just because she chooses to play sports
I think every time I go in a game, I have added something positive. I have gotten a rebound or made a defensive play. That is what I try to focus on.
I like being on the floor, listening in on the huddles. It makes me feel like a player again.
I've also always known that I wouldn't be playing for the N.B.A.
She's just as fired up. She probably still thinks she never commits a foul.
I want to be a good person and live my life the right way, keeping in mind that there might be a little kid who's watching what I do.
They're a blast to watch. Her team has taken on her personality; they're diving on the floor for loose balls.
You walk into Cameron during practice, and you think this is just another class building on campus. Then you see the people coming in, and you know why it's such a special place and why people want to play here.
Winning an Olympic gold medal is like nothing else.
Basketball is always a piece of my life, but never the centerpiece.
Femininity and sport can go together.
In third grade, I was taking tap-dance lessons, and about six weeks before the recital I wanted to quit. My mom said, 'No, you're going to stay with it.' Well, I did it, and I was bad, too! But my parents never let their kids walk away from something because it was too hard.