Ticha Penicheiro
Ticha Penicheiro
Patrícia Nunes "Ticha" Penicheiro, OIHis a sports agent and retired Portuguese basketball player. She played for the Sacramento Monarchs in the WNBA for most of her career...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth18 September 1974
beginning believe bought defense everybody falling losing people philosophy playing sharing short tired
From the beginning we were the only people in the world to believe we could be here right now. I think we're hungrier. You get tired of losing and falling short every season. Everybody bought into the coach's philosophy of playing defense and sharing the ball.
factor game nine won
I think she was a factor in the way we won this game because of her turnovers. She had nine turnovers.
believe speechless
I'm speechless right now. I can't believe it.
changed defense franchise great mirror wins
He's a great coach, he changed this franchise around. He's a competitor, we're a mirror of him. Defense wins championships, and look at where we are right now.
factor won
She was a factor in why we won this game.
hang hard knocking russia worth
You can make a lot of money. One day you have to hang up your shoes, and these opportunities don't come knocking every day. Russia is cold, and it's hard to be away from your family, but it's well worth it.
beat maybe scared
We have grown, we're not scared of them, maybe before there was an intimidation factor, we got beat all the time. Now we're over the hump, we've got their number.
best hope
Connecticut lost, so there is still hope we can get the best record.
ball looked push saw scoreboard tried
I looked at the scoreboard and saw we were only up by two points. I said, 'Uh oh, I better do something.' I tried to push the ball and be more aggressive.
celebrate eight front guys patiently standing waiting
I know it's been eight long years you guys have been with us, waiting patiently for this moment. Now we're the champions. We wanted to celebrate in front of you guys. We wouldn't be standing right here if it wasn't for you.