Everyone talks about age, but its not about age. Its about work ethic. Winning never gets old. – Lisa Leslie
I dont 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 didnt have my mom to encourage me to be me and be proud of how tall I am. – Lisa Leslie
Most people compliment me on maintaining my femininity while Im 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 to be a model like me and I think thats great. – Lisa Leslie
Actually just recently I came up with that idea, watching the movie Legally Blonde and I was like, Cool, thats something I want to do. – Lisa Leslie
I am black: I am the incarnation of a complete fusion with the world, an intuitive understanding of the earth, an abandonment of my ego in the heart of the cosmos, and no white man, no matter how intelligent he may be, can ever understand Louis Armstrong and the music of the Congo. – Frantz Fanon