MAYA MOORE

One thing my fans don't know about me is how much I love guacamole! But it has to be a little chunky and just a little bit spicy.

When you invest in something for so long and you stop and have nothing to fill that space, it can be more of a crisis of identity.

I think I live in the land of high expectations after playing at Connecticut.

I want to succeed, but I want to make an impact in the people's lives that I'm around. So that means teammates, fans, coaches, staff, everybody.

I'm fortunate to be a player who can do a lot of things well. Not everything perfectly, but several things well.

It's one of those things, you keep showing up, doing what you do, doing what you love to do, and fortunately we win the game - because you can't get the MVP if you don't win the game.

It's tough, but you can still find joy in the struggle. Going through a season with a lot of struggles, I got a lot of practice. You have to set yourself up for joy, give yourself the best opportunity to have that going on inside.

Not being able to end the last game of my college career with a win, it really hurts.

Opinions are very easily heard in our media and technology-type of world that we're in. I just try to stay focused on the people that I'm around every day that I work with, that I trust and value.

I think if you can find competitive people, they'll make any environment that they go to winners.

I don't want to ever change my mindset and expect less of myself as a defender.

When I was in high school, we won our state championship my sophomore year. We worked so hard that year because we had lost in the state championship the year before.

The most satisfying way to play basketball is when you can get the best out of everyone on the court.

Something that is unique to coaching young people is there is such a range of talent, skill development and personality. And it's important to coach age-appropriately. You want to instill the fundamentals, always. But the right fundamentals.

Everyone thinks about retirement at some point.

Trying to fit my strengths with my teammates' strengths, utilizing everyone to the max, is really fun to watch and really a fun way to play.

I would say get to know somebody who isn't exactly like you and doesn't come from the same background as you, educate yourself and then just keep showing up. Finding ways to show up for people and your voice will come out of that relationship and out of your pursuit to seeing people who aren't exactly like you.

You need to be able to find joy in something that requires so much of yourself. I have to have that deeper meaning in my work and in my everyday life.

Every year the goal is a championship. That's what I expect.

Every time there's a competition, I want to be able to dominate it.

I don't want to limit to the playoffs, I want to win a championship.

Even if you don't become a professional athlete, the experience of working with a team, knowing how to set goals, and working every day to figure out how to accomplish those goals definitely gives you confidence to apply those same characteristics to other life challenges.

It's a great feeling to be recognized for all the hard work that I've put in.

Most of the time I'm really not aware of what I am doing. I'm just so locked into the moment.

We truly do live in an amazing country.