Dawn Staley

Caitlin Clark is a superstar.

— Dawn Staley

I'm never scared.

— Dawn Staley

I'm not a glamor shot girl.

— Dawn Staley

I love hard, and I show tough love.

— Dawn Staley

I know basketball. I don't think basketball changes a whole lot.

— Dawn Staley

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

— Dawn Staley

I'm not one that really has a huge social life.

— Dawn Staley

We serve an unbelievable God - we serve an unbelievable God.

— Dawn Staley

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

— Dawn Staley

Nothing in life is going to be smooth sailing.

— Dawn Staley

As a coach, you always hope for certain things in a team.

— Dawn Staley

You have to let young people be who they are. You have to guide them and navigate them through this world.

— Dawn Staley

If you don't like something, if you don't like the laws that we have to live by, you gotta get out and…

— Dawn Staley

As a kid, I played not just basketball but baseball, softball, tackle football - anything the guys were playing, I wanted to…

— Dawn Staley

I don't coach to win awards, I really don't. I'm very, very satisfied with just being there for my players.

— Dawn Staley

It's not often you see great players just improve year after year after year.

— Dawn Staley

Coaching - teaching the game - came relatively easy. I connected extremely well with the players.

— Dawn Staley

I never wanted to be a coach. But sometimes you think you know what you want, and then life happens.

— Dawn Staley

My dad, Clarence, was a construction worker who fixed cars on the side. He'd repair them in the street where I played…

— 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

We're very fortunate to be a part of it. We get to witness firsthand the legacy of Caitlin Clark. You watch her.…

— Dawn Staley

Even after my players are done with their college careers, I keep caring for them and wanting the best for them. I…

— Dawn Staley

I like the challenge of getting players to rise to certain levels, but that's the easy part. The biggest challenge is to…

— Dawn Staley

I deal with young people's goals and dreams, and I don't take that lightly, so I just tell them how it is.…

— Dawn Staley

I know my role is integral to a team. I know just being a point guard and making sure that everyone is…

— Dawn Staley

I try my best to do things in the right way, knowing that some little girl is out there watching me. Maybe…

— Dawn Staley

When I became a coach, I think I was prepared, having come from North Philadelphia which helped shape me, and from all…

— 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

Whether you're white, whether you're old, whether you're young, whether you're Black or old or young or whether you're of a different…

— Dawn Staley

I want to pave the way for little girls and little boys who look like me. That's not to draw any racial…

— Dawn Staley

Here's the thing about imagination. It gives you an opportunity to dream, no matter, you know, how outlandish my dreams were. Like,…

— Dawn Staley

When I got a letter from a college in eighth grade saying something about basketball - I think it might have even…

— 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 was 29 years old. I was still playing professional basketball. And then I get this opportunity, you know, of coaching. And…

— Dawn Staley

You can literally watch women's basketball all the time, between colleges, the WNBA and the Olympics. You can see the best of…

— Dawn Staley

My proudest moment is my ability to take care of my mother.

— Dawn Staley

If you can bring out the best in people, the success will follow.

— Dawn Staley

I don't do anything but play basketball and watch it.

— Dawn Staley

I would like to have a few more championships.

— Dawn Staley

I always thank God for the wins and losses.

— Dawn Staley