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Lisa Leslie

(1972) Basketball Player

37 quotes in 217 categories

Lisa Leslie is a basketball player, best known for Don't let the lipstick fool you.

Quick Facts About Lisa Leslie

Born: July 7, 1972
Profession: Basketball Player
Notable works: Don't let the lipstick fool you

About Lisa Leslie

Lisa Deshaun Leslie is an American former professional basketball player. She is formerly the head coach for Triplets in the BIG3 professional basketball league, as well as a studio analyst for Orlando Magic broadcasts on FanDuel Sports Network Florida. In 2002, Leslie made history as the first player to dunk during a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) game. Leslie was ranked 5th on ESPN.com's 2021 list of the WNBA's greatest players of all time.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Lisa Leslie

Boys have a tendency to jump around a lot more than girls. Boys have that desire to want to dunk way more…

Desire

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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…

Ball

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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…

Always

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I played on an all-boys team in the 8th grade, but they wouldnt throw me the ball even though I was on…

Balls

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I encourage girls to play sports and play hard.

Girl

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Until now, until I actually got into law class, I just never thought of it as being an interest for me, but…

Class

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If, by the way I play, I can be a role model or encourage someone else, that would be great.

I can

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Right now I'm 185, which is really good for me yet very hard for me to maintain. My weight seems high for…

Average

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My success has surpassed my childhood dreams.

Childhood

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

Men

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Well, the first quality of being a good leader is you have to be able to follow. See, a good leader cant…

Able

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It's really not about the money. It's just about educating yourself.

About

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Manu Ginobili is just a baller dude.

Ballers

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I've grown so much since 1996. I think that was the turning point of when I started to go to church every…

Church

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I've never proclaimed myself to be a shooter. But I am definitely a scorer.

Shooter

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I don't really consider myself a celebrity. I consider myself more of a role model.

Models

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Everyone talks about age, but it's not about age. It's about work ethic. Winning never gets old.

Age

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I tend not to get too emotional about things.

Emotional

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I am honored to join the CBS Sports family to inspire, entertain and deliver insight on a platform with amazing women doing…

Amazing woman

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I'm strong, I'm tough, I still wear my eyeliner.

Eyeliner

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I don't think I would have been able to stick with it and been proud of who I am and be feminine…

Able

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There's a lot of women in the WNBA. There's a lot of women who could be here. To be voted by the…

Appreciate

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

God

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I like playing against guys because of their athleticism and understanding of the game.

Athleticism

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

Beautiful

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