17 July 2012
Quote of the Day: Sue Bird
From this article:
Sue Bird has no idea how many times it has happened, how many times she's been stopped by a basketball fan, handed a piece of paper and asked to sign her name. Thousands? Certainly. Tens of thousands? Probably.
When you are one of only seven basketball players to win an Olympic gold medal, a WNBA championship and an NCAA title, it's impossible to keep track of how many times you've signed an autograph. But what Bird does remember vividly is the first time she was asked for one.
She was living in Syosset [New York] and the star player on her CYO team. Bird was 11 at the time.
"I was playing at St. John's [University]. I think my team was the halftime show," she said. "After we played, this security guard came up and asked for my autograph. He said he knew it was going to be worth something someday."
Sue Bird has no idea how many times it has happened, how many times she's been stopped by a basketball fan, handed a piece of paper and asked to sign her name. Thousands? Certainly. Tens of thousands? Probably.
When you are one of only seven basketball players to win an Olympic gold medal, a WNBA championship and an NCAA title, it's impossible to keep track of how many times you've signed an autograph. But what Bird does remember vividly is the first time she was asked for one.
She was living in Syosset [New York] and the star player on her CYO team. Bird was 11 at the time.
"I was playing at St. John's [University]. I think my team was the halftime show," she said. "After we played, this security guard came up and asked for my autograph. He said he knew it was going to be worth something someday."
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