Actually just recently I came up with that idea, watching the movie 'Legally Blonde' and I was like, 'cool, that's something I want to do.
As a role model for young girls and women, I just encourage them to continue their education and set their goals. And for me, mine are just really high and I just happen to be a professional basketball player but I really am a stickler for my goals and I wanted to get my Master's.
Boys have a tendency to jump around a lot more than girls. Boys have that desire to want to dunk way more than girls do. It just never seemed like something we could truly fathom and do.
Everyone talks about age, but it's not about age. It's about work ethic. Winning never gets old.
For me, being tall was very positive because I thought my mom was the most beautiful person ever.
I don't 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 didn't have my mom to encourage me to be me and be proud of how tall I am.
I enjoy being in school. I've learned so much already, with taking economics and law, and I have marketing and statistics coming up next.
I want to thank God for giving me this opportunity and also my teammates from the West side for giving me the ball.
I'll still be in school in-season. It's a big challenge for me, but I've learned so much already from just the business side of the Sparks organization as well as the WNBA organization.
I'm probably taller than 90% of the men I meet.
I'm strong, I'm tough, I still wear my eyeliner.
I've grown so much since 1996. I think that was the turning point of when I started to go to church every Sunday and not just because you're supposed to. But because you enjoy going and listening to the Word and being excited about it.
It's really not about the money. It's just about educating yourself.
Most people compliment me on maintaining my femininity while I'm 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 that's great.
No matter what your situations are, being in the inner-city or broken homes, the Lord's grace is so amazing He'll cover you.
Right now I'm 185, which is really good for me yet very hard for me to maintain. My weight seems high for the average woman, but I've got big bones and I'm maintaining muscle.
The one thing I learned about myself going back and watching tapes of all the losses that we've had is that I'm physically capable of doing this and dominating the game, but the mental part was not there. I don't know if it comes with age, but I had to learn to be mentally tough.
There's a lot of women in the WNBA. There's a lot of women who could be here. To be voted by the fans says a lot - that people are aware of what's going on. I'm really thankful. I think they just really appreciate my talent so I'm definitely grateful.
Those other gold medals are at home. Plus, I have a gold outfit I want to wear. I didn't bring anything silver or bronze.
To feel the presence of the Lord is an amazing thing.
Until now, until I actually got into law class, I just never thought of it as being an interest for me, but it's really funny because now that I'm in law, I'm like 'Wow, I could be a lawyer.
Lisa signed a contract with Wilhelmina modeling agency in June 1996.
Lisa is 6 feet, 5 inches.
Lisa won the 1990 Gatorade Girl's Basketball National Player of the Year.
When Lisa won the MVP of the regular season, WNBA Championship and All-Star Game in 2001, she became the first WNBA player to win those three awards all in the same season.
Lisa was a member of the gold-medal winning U.S. Olympic women's basketball team in 1996, 2000 and 2004.
Lisa was named the 2004 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year.
Lisa won the WNBA title with the Los Angeles Sparks in 2001 and 2002.
Lisa was the first person to dunk in a WNBA All-Star Game, which she accomplished in 2005.
Lisa was the first WNBA player to reach 5000 points, which she accomplished during the 2006 season.
Lisa is an original WNBA player and has played for the Los Angeles Sparks since the WNBA's inaugural 1997 season.
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