"You want your coach's blessing." — Candace Parker

On my best days, such as when I was a junior in high school coming off a 42-point performance and near triple-double, my dad was there to tell me I haven't arrived yet and bring me back to reality.

I'm very stubborn. I feel like I'm going to play this season.

My whole career has been trying to please people in basketball. Now it's time to please myself.

What's so special about this team is that we all have the same mentality, this sort of, 'We've been knocked down, let's get back up' mentality.

I think it's great that young girls have the WNBA to look up to now.

It will be exciting to have my child share my career and to remember what I was like when I was young.

Today I know that there is still work to be done, but along the way my I am achieving my dreams.

I wouldn't mind being the female MJ. I want to have major crossover appeal.

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You want your coach's blessing.