Candace Parker Quotes

• Today I know that there is still work to be done, but along the way I am achieving my dreams.

  Candace Parker

  Dream, Done, Today

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• You're measured by championships no matter what.

  Candace Parker

  Matter, No Matter What, Championship

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• I look at it this way: the WNBA is 13 years young. I think eventually women will get to that point, maybe in my daughter's generation, where their salaries will be similar to men's. But we're still starting off, like, where the NBA was back in the 1950s.

  Candace Parker

  Daughter, Mother, Men

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• I don't think I would take the game with the same mentality that I do now if I hadn't been injured.

  Candace Parker

  Thinking, Games, Injured

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• So you have to take the good with the bad.

  Candace Parker

  Smile, Life Going On, Goes On

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• My whole career has been trying to please people in basketball. Now it's time to please myself.

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  Inspirational, Basketball, Careers

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• I think it's great that young girls have the WNBA to look up to now.

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  Girl, Thinking, Looks

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• On my best days, such as when I was a junior in high school coming off a 42-point performance and near triple-double, my dad was there to tell me I haven't arrived yet and bring me back to reality.

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  Dad, School, Reality

  "Thanks, Dad, for Believing in Me Before I Did" by Candace Parker, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 16, 2011.

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• My dad was my first coach and drove me extremely hard from a very young age.

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  Dad, Age, Firsts

  "Thanks, Dad, for Believing in Me Before I Did" by Candace Parker, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 16, 2011.

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• Male athletes don't get dropped when they father kids.

  Candace Parker

  Father, Athlete, Kids

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• For me, family has always come first.

  Candace Parker

  Firsts

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• I wouldn't mind being the female MJ. I want to have major crossover appeal.

  Candace Parker

  Mind, Female, Want

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• From my first dunk at 14 years old to my second NCAA Championship at the University of Tennessee, my intense training with my dad was always to credit.

  Candace Parker

  Dad, Years, Intense Training

  "Thanks, Dad, for Believing in Me Before I Did" by Candace Parker, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 16, 2011.

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• It will be exciting to have my child share my career and to remember what I was like when I was young.

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  Children, Careers, Remember

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• My baby is the joy in my life.

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  Baby, Joy, My Baby

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• You want your coach's blessing.

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  Blessing, Want, Coaches

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• The Sparks have always been committed to success and making the right moves to build upon their rich tradition in the WNBA.

  Candace Parker

  Moving, Sparks, Tradition

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