Diana Taurasi

Basketball Player

1982-06-11

Quotes by Diana Taurasi

• It's funny, there's all these slogans like 'you're never too old to keep dreaming.' You know it's funny how in the basketball world, and in the business world where you're just supposed to stop. In the sports world, I feel like at 35 you're just supposed to stop. If you do, that's great.

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• Tomorrow's not promised so you've really got to take advantage of what you have in the present.

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• Thankfully, there was not a lot of social media around when I was growing up.

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• Whatever career you're in, whether it's business or sports, it's hard to keep friendships alive. It's hard to keep them thriving and remain interested in each other's lives when you have so much going on personally.

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• I always had really good teachers, that were always about more than what was in the books. Those little advice and tips can set you down the right path in your life.

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• I didn't do an individual workout until I was 25.

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• The year-round nature of women's basketball takes its toll and the financial opportunity with my team in Russia would have been irresponsible to turn down. They offered to pay me to rest and I've decided to take them up on it.

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• The way I was playing year-round was breaking me down physically and mentally.

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