Shay Doron
Shay Doron
Shay Doronis an Israeli professional basketball player in the Israeli league. She plays for Maccabi Ashdod...
absolutely basically built decisions dream four last leaving tougher work
It was one of the tougher decisions I've ever made. Just leaving absolutely everything we'd built for the last four years for a dream that's basically a dream, you never know if it's going to work out.
across broke cried dreams emotional family goals halfway mom moved sacrificed strictly time
They've sacrificed as much as I have. They moved halfway across the world strictly for basketball, for me. It was an accomplishment for me, but for them, too, to see my dreams and my goals come true. My mom told me that they all cried when we won, and I broke down in tears. It was a very emotional time for my family and me.
guaranteed lose national next power round win
Nothing is guaranteed in basketball. You never know in sports. We could lose in the first round next year, so we can't take this for granted. We have to do everything in our power to win this national championship now.
happy
It's been discussed, but it's the past. We're pretty happy with the way we're seeded right now.
chance deserve prove
It's disappointing, but we have a chance now to prove we do deserve it.
beat both duke good seen
At this point, we've both seen it all and done it all. We are both battle-tested. In the past, Duke was better. We know we can beat them and we're just as good this year.
ball contested front hands sure took
We just wanted to keep her in front of us. We wanted to keep the ball out of her hands as much as we could and make sure she took contested shots.
deadly national nobody single stop team won
This team is so deadly at every single position, which is why we won a national championship. Nobody can stop us at any position.
duke game losses people saying statement
This was a big statement game for us. People were saying we were overrated. They were writing us off. The only losses we have are to Duke and Tennessee.
crystal draws goes guards obviously players post
Crystal obviously is our No. 1 option. Everything goes through her. She spreads the game, especially for the guards and the other post players because she draws so much attention.
ball both came crystal falling feeling shots
Crystal and I have been through this a lot. Both of our shots were falling tonight. We were feeling it. The ball came to us and we did what we always do, which is score.
ahead career dreamed exactly great hoped kept saying signed
We just kept saying this is exactly what we wanted and what we hoped for and dreamed for when I signed at Maryland. She's going to have a great career ahead of her.
beat biggest difference good proven
We've proven we can beat them. We know we can beat them. The biggest difference is, we're just as good as they are.
deadly games national nobody player single stepped stop team won
Every player stepped up so big and in different games and that's what makes our team so dangerous. This team is so deadly at every single position, which is why we won the national championship, because nobody can stop us in any position.