I just go out there and play basketball. God's given me the ability. The only thing I can do is go out and play.

I don't know if I'm the best. There are better shooters, better defenders, but there aren't too many female who play the game like I do.

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 just go out there and play basketball. God's given me the ability. The only thing I can do is go out and play.

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.

I'm kind of a quiet leader, and I just try to lead by example. But then sometimes you have to say something.

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.