Dawn Staley

I understand that my success isn't about championships - it's about bringing together people who were once, and in some ways still…

— Dawn Staley

We need a unifier in the position of the most powerful person in the world.

— Dawn Staley

There are plenty of times when I thought we should've won a national championship, but we didn't.

— Dawn Staley

I have a reputation out there that I'm hard to play for.

— Dawn Staley

I had a disciplined mother. I had friends who made sure, you know, they said, 'You've got a shot.' I had people…

— Dawn Staley

You can look in every direction and find a competition or an event going on. Even if you're not involved in playing…

— Dawn Staley

My cup runneth over when it comes to what the game has given to me, so I am forever in debt in…

— Dawn Staley

For me, you know, the projects was a way of life. Like, I didn't see myself as poor. Like, my family didn't…

— Dawn Staley

I was really good in college, never won a championship.

— Dawn Staley

I said, 'If you don't know there's a God then something's wrong with you' - if I said, 'If you don't watch…

— Dawn Staley

Caitlin Clark is a superstar.

— Dawn Staley

When I was a player, I only got a chance to impact and be impacted by a small group of people on…

— Dawn Staley

I'm better at accomplishing things on my own instead of telling others how to do it. But I'm getting better.

— Dawn Staley

I want to personally thank Caitlin Clark for lifting up our sport. She carried a heavy load for our sport.

— Dawn Staley

There's a world going on outside of us that we play a part in - whether or not people want us to…

— Dawn Staley

I grew up in a predominantly black neighborhood. My high school and my junior high school were both predominantly black.

— Dawn Staley

I want to help people. I'm a dream merchant by nature.

— Dawn Staley

I'm more of a person that likes to tackle things head on, not work around disabilities or shortcomings.

— Dawn Staley

The way I approach basketball is the way that my mother approached her spirituality and her faith - she went hard.

— Dawn Staley

I had never had an ounce of me that wanted to coach in the WNBA or NBA, until somebody sought me out,…

— Dawn Staley

When men fail, they get a second chance - as women, and especially as Black women, we have to fight for every…

— Dawn Staley

When you're in sports, you're around somebody for a really long time. You're with these people. You travel with them. You eat…

— Dawn Staley

I govern my life, being a leader, a coach, a colleague, on how something looks, feels and sounds. If something looks or…

— Dawn Staley

I've always enjoyed playing here playing in the Garden. I've always enjoyed the atmosphere in New York.

— Dawn Staley

Sometimes you just need a little push every now and then to keep going, even when the odds are stacked against you.

— Dawn Staley