ESPN25: Who's #1?
Best Teams
Tuesday 15 June 2004 on ESPN

A list of the 25 best teams during ESPN's first quarter-century.

Sue co-wrote an autobiography titled Sue Bird: Be Yourself with Greg Brown in 2004. (edit) When Sue was in high school, she was named to the Parade First Team All-American. (edit) Just eight games into her freshmen year at UCONN, Sue tore her ACL in her left knee and had surgery on December 30th, which sidelined her for the remainder of the season. (edit) In her freshmen year at UCONN, Sue started the first eight games of the season. (edit) In high school, Sue lettered once in track and twice in soccer. (edit)

Sue Bird: (On how long she'll continue to play) Until the wheels fall off. I'm having the time of my life right now. A lot of people talk about 'how do you do it, you play year-round, how does your body hold up?' You get smarter as you get older. You eat right, you sleep, you do all these little things that when you're 22 or 23 you even think exist. I'm definitely approaching that, getting wise in my old age. As long as I enjoy it, I'm going to continue to try and play. (edit) Sue Bird: (On being part of the Olympics) I remember in Athens, it's a big joke for myself, because you walk in the village, and you feel like the most unathletic person in the world. I mean, I'm 5-9, probably normal proportions, and you see (the other athletes). We were in processing, and the gymnasts are going through, and you have to try on all these clothes. They whip their shirt off, and it's like 'Oh my God. That's a human specimen.' These people are just in top physical condition, ready to go. And I joke, 'Man, I feel like a fat slob next to these people. It's just amazing to see. And not just from America, from every country. (edit) Sue Bird: I got teased some at elementary school too because I was such a jock, and because I was a late bloomer. (edit) Sue Bird: (About playing on an all-boys soccer team) It was tough at first. I knew half the guys on the team from my school, but the other half went to a different school. At first they didn't accept me. (edit) Sue Bird: Our practices were tougher than games. Coach Auriemma made us practice against college-aged guys. Sometimes we'd play five of us against seven boys. Playing against stronger, quicker players made us better. (edit)

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