Lisa Leslie

“To feel the presence of the Lord is an amazing thing.”

“For me, being tall was very positive because I thought my mom was the most beautiful person ever.”

“Boys have a tendency to jump around a lot more than girls. Boys have that desire to want to dunk way more than girls do. It just never seemed like something we could truly fathom and do.”

“I've grown so much since 1996. I think that was the turning point of when I started to go to church every Sunday and not just because you're supposed to. But because you enjoy going and list...”

“Most people compliment me on maintaining my femininity while I'm on the court. People like the fact that I model. My fans or little girls always say they want to play sports, but also want t...”

“I don't think I would have been able to stick with it and been proud of who I am and be feminine out on the court. I think I would have folded to the peer pressure if I didn't have my mom to...”

“Well, the first quality of being a good leader is you have to be able to follow. See, a good leader can't just be the leader all the time, I have to be able to follow.”

“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.'”

“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 bal...”

“When I watch kids play basketball, they don't know how to think the game. They know what it should look like, but they don't know why.”

“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'm probably taller than 90% of the men I meet.”