Miranda Leek Quotes

I did archery when I was in high school. In our gym class we had two weeks of archery, and I remember taking the bow and arrow and firing it up and across the street into a car parking lot.

As a kid, I played a lot of one-on-none.

Any time you can go out and compete is better than getting on a practice court.

I played some ping pong with the guys on the T'Wolves team. I might have been the champ on that team, too. But ping pong is a big part of my life. I grew up playing it against my brother and my father when I was young. They used to kick my behind for a long time, so I got very good at it.

Like most kids, my dad played. He would drag us out to the course and make us shag balls for him and caddy and all that kind of stuff.

I took my archery lessons. It was really fun to learn something new.

Golf is social. It brings a lot of people together.

I started playing ball when I was a kid. My dad was a pro ball player and he passed on his knowledge to me.

I remember when I went to try out for the Olympic team in 1972, Coach Iba told me he didn't care how many points I could score because if I couldn't guard anybody, I wasn't going to make the team. I knew to make the team I had to become a better defender. If you can play offense, you can defend. It just comes down to competitive will.

The only thing that relaxes me is archery. That's why I have to have apartments with gardens.

I play golf with my dad all the time.

Athletics are not my wheelhouse because sports were mean to this uncoordinated kid growing up, a 6-foot-2 14-year-old who never could do a layup.

My dad had me on the golf course. It was just something I could do with my dad.

For me, basketball was the way I was able to hone my leadership skills during the heat of competition.

Day-to-day training with world-class players, there is no better feeling than that.

I used to go to open gym to play with my friends and teammates, and I'd get there 30 to 45 minutes early so I could play one-on-one against my dad. When I reached ninth grade, I was finally able to beat him.

I played football. I was pretty bad at that.

It's fun to watch and fun to be a part of and I think that's what it's all about. You have to have fun playing basketball.

We're always ready for a pick-up game. I walk through the park on the way home every day and just think to myself, 'I'll take on any of these kids.'

Honestly, I didn't like snowboarding when I was a little girl. As I got older, it became something I did with my dad. When I was 10, I knew I was good for my age, but I never felt that I was prodigy-level or anything like that.

A large part of my childhood was spent holding a cricket bat. The first time I picked one up was in the garden aged about six, and I've never really put the bat down since.

I want to have fun on the pitch in the training sessions and have fun and win during the matches.

I dabbled in football myself until the age of 14, but I didn't have as much love for the sport as I did track and field. I would never have been good enough to take it to the highest level.

I've always reflected on the game.

I'd like to think I have good recall of games I've been a part of and plays I've been a part of.