Seimone Augustus
Seimone Augustus
Seimone Delicia Augustusis an American professional women's basketball player with the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association, Dynamo Kursk and the U.S. national team. A five-time all-star, Augustus has become one of the most recognizable faces in the WNBA, earning MVP honors while leading the Lynx to the 2011 WNBA championship, the first of three that she has won with the team...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth30 April 1984
CityBaton Rouge, LA
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They'll be able to capitalize on some of our mistakes as far as coming out sluggish or not executing the way we should. Everybody is dangerous at this point of the season.
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Then, I would go outside and perform those drills, until I had not only mastered them but got to the point where I could compete against men. And men who were 20, 30 plus, not just teenagers.
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That helps motivate us. We witnessed everything that happened firsthand and the way we had to adjust and adapt to the situation. The Katrina victims really helped inspire us.
smiles teacher
It was her smile. It was the teacher she was, but also the person she was.
pick time
It was just time to pick it up.
glad happy history win
I'm just glad to be part of the history here. I'm more happy to get a win than the 2,000 points.
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I want to be able to kiss that crystal ball. Hold it and hug it.
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They did a good job on the defensive end, but most of it dealt with our offense. We just stood around and basically didn't do anything.
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They were up nine. We cut into the lead, but they came back with two 3-pointers back-to-back. You can't let that happen.
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We weren't energized, we didn't have any energy. Our offense wasn't clicking the way it should have been, and our defense wasn't the best. It was just the time that we needed to pick it up, especially in the second half.
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Everybody who walks into that arena has the responsibility of representing Pete Maravich. It's on our shoulders to not disrespect, (but) to play with the qualities of Pete Maravich.
focused goal national prepared winning worry
We don't worry about seeding. We have to be prepared to play whoever, wherever. We're focused on our goal of winning the national championship.
expect increase level pick san
This is another eye-opener for us, and I expect that our level of play will increase and it will pick up as we get into San Antonio.
defense energy
Our defense was tenacious. We had the energy which we didn't have at Connecticut. The defense initiated a lot of our offense.