Sue Bird Quotes

Most schools, the football players are kind of the kings in school.

I grew up in San Antonio, Texas, and went to a big high school called Douglas McArthur where there was a lot of track and a lot of football. It was a bit like 'Friday Night Lights.' I used to spend a lot of time at the track.

I was a pretty popular kid, and I participated in every sport.

I wasn't the most well-liked person in Canton. I was a coach's son who played quarterback. It was tough at times.

I went to school every day, like everyone else, and I played baseball for my high school team. I was a part of a lot of different activities outside of school.

In every school, more boys wanted to be remembered as a star athlete than as a brilliant student.

My dad wanted me to play football so bad, he took me to Washington High School on the west side of Atlanta because they were number one. They never lost.

I played with Tristan Thompson and Cory Joseph. They were my high school teammates.

When I was 15, I used to pick the school football team.

There's nothing better than being head cheerleader, let me tell you.

I guess I was one of the popular kids. I played soccer, I was class president - I even dated the homecoming queen.

I actually was the captain of the football team. I went to Catalina Foothills High School, and I played football all four years. I started on Varsity my sophomore year, and senior year I was captain.

When I was in high school, I lettered in math. The only thing that was important was football. There were two other letters that were awarded each year. One was in math and one was in science. I got the math one. But you didn't put it on a letter sweater and wear it around because they'd be throwing you in a wastebasket upside down on your head.

I coach a high school wrestling team and a middle school team. I consider myself a coach and an activist, so I'm really involved in the community.

When I was in school, I was very involved with a lot of things. I was very very active. I couldn't say that I wasn't popular. I was a cheerleader when I was in junior high. I didn't make it in high school so I started a dance line.

I played sports growing up in high school.

A Christian high school is just like any other high school in the sense of the politics and all of these levels of who's cool and what to wear.

Who in their infinite wisdom decreed that Little League uniforms be white? Certainly not a mother.

In any small town, sports are really important to the high school, and I wasn't very good at sports.

I was a cheerleader for nine years!

I don't think that players learn how to play any other aspect of the game in high school or college.

Growing up, I played softball and I was a cheerleader.

I cherished my time playing high school sports.

'Animal' was my nickname in high school.

I was a cheerleader in high school, but I love to play basketball.