The one thing I've always done is work hard. That's not going to change.

It's an honor to be considered in the same breath, but I'm not Michael Jordan. I'm the first Chamique Holdsclaw. And I think that's where the women's game has to get to, when women are recognized on their own.

I've always been a step ahead. A lot of people haven't experienced the things I've experienced, and made me a stronger person. The life I've been exposed to has let me know what step to take and how not to go back a step. I take life one day at a time, and I prepare myself for each one of those days.

I know what makes me happy. I know what makes me miserable. I'm trying to stay on the happy side.

I never get used to the response that people have toward me.

A lot of times people say, 'You act like a grandmother, you're just totally laid back, nothing bothers you.'

I'm a confident player, I know I can score. I don't think anyone can guard me consistently off the dribble. But I'm a team player.