Sue Bird: It hurts. We had an opportunity (to repeat) and we didn't do that, ... They jumped on us early. I don't know what happened. They were hitting everything and it all worked for them.
Sue Bird: We gave it to them.
Sue Bird: It's definitely a surreal feeling. There are a lot of teams in the WNBA that just said, 'Whew, Seattle lost!' – I can tell you that much. That's what makes this hurt – we had an opportunity to do some great things and defend our title but we didn't.
Sue Bird: If we could have just taken care of business, we could have moved on. I'm just going to let this one bother me a little bit more.
Sue Bird: It was important to us because you want to have a good vibe going in. We're still going to go out tonight and have a good time; I'm sure (Taurasi) won't hold it against me. I'm sure she would have tried to kick my butt if the roles were reversed, anyway.
Sue: It's comforting to know that they would put their injuries aside, put the pain aside and still want to go out and win it for themselves and for the team. For them to be able to play the way that they have, it kind of makes you proud.
Sue scored 18 points, six assists, three steals and three rebounds on 5/30/02 vs. Liberty in WNBA debut.
Sue became just the third player in WNBA history to record 200 assists during the 2003 season.
Sue was named First Team All-WNBA in 2003 and 2002.
Sue was the College Player of the Year in 2002.
Sue was a starter for the 2002 WNBA Western Conference All-Star team.
Sue played in Russia with Storm teammate Kamila Vodichkova in the Dynamo Moscow in the 2004-2005 off season.
Sue was named to the United States 2004 Women's Olympic Basketball Team's in the 2003-2004 off season.
Sue made history when she was the first point guard to be picked number 1 overall in a draft.
Sue was picked number 1 overall in the 2002 WNBA Draft.
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