Lisa Leslie Quotes

"I've grown so much since 1996. I think that was the turning point of when I started to go to church every Sunday and not just because you're supposed to. But because you enjoy going and listening to the Word and being excited about it."
- Lisa Leslie
(Related: Church, Being, Listening, Word)

"To feel the presence of the Lord is an amazing thing."
- Lisa Leslie

"Right now I'm 185, which is really good for me yet very hard for me to maintain. My weight seems high for the average woman, but I've got big bones and I'm maintaining muscle."
- Lisa Leslie
(Related: Now, Right, Weight, Woman)

"Until now, until I actually got into law class, I just never thought of it as being an interest for me, but it's really funny because now that I'm in law, I'm like 'Wow, I could be a lawyer."
- Lisa Leslie
(Related: Funny, Thought, Being, Class, Interest, Law, Now)

"It's really not about the money. It's just about educating yourself."
- Lisa Leslie
(Related: Money)

"I'm probably taller than 90% of the men I meet."
- Lisa Leslie
(Related: Men)

"I don't think I would have been able to stick with it and been proud of who I am and be feminine out on the court. I think I would have folded to the peer pressure if I didn't have my mom to encourage me to be me and be proud of how tall I am."
- Lisa Leslie
(Related: Mom, Court, Pressure)

"For me, being tall was very positive because I thought my mom was the most beautiful person ever."
- Lisa Leslie
(Related: Mom, Thought, Positive, Being)

"Everyone talks about age, but it's not about age. It's about work ethic. Winning never gets old."
- Lisa Leslie
(Related: Work, Age, Winning, Old, Work ethic)

"Boys have a tendency to jump around a lot more than girls. Boys have that desire to want to dunk way more than girls do. It just never seemed like something we could truly fathom and do."
- Lisa Leslie
(Related: Boys, Desire, Girls, Want)

"Actually just recently I came up with that idea, watching the movie 'Legally Blonde' and I was like, 'cool, that's something I want to do."
- Lisa Leslie
(Related: Idea, Want)

"There's a lot of women in the WNBA. There's a lot of women who could be here. To be voted by the fans says a lot - that people are aware of what's going on. I'm really thankful. I think they just really appreciate my talent so I'm definitely grateful."
- Lisa Leslie
(Related: Women, Talent, People, Fans)

"I'm strong, I'm tough, I still wear my eyeliner."
- Lisa Leslie