“Every year I’ve seen her game elevate.”
—WNBA veteran Jennifer Gillom

“She reminds you of Bill Russell.”
—Former NBA star Michael Cooper

“Lisa is our rock. She’s our foundation.”
—Teammate Tamecka Dixon

“We’re beyond the point where the sport is focused on any one individual. Our best players have to be visible, sure people like Lisa Leslie.”
—Veteran hoops coach Marianne Stanley

“In every way, Lisa is a step above everyone else.”
—All-time great Anne Donovan

“She has achieved her success through hard work, determination, and a never-ending desire to be both the best athlete and the best person that she can be.”
—Nike executive Sandi Bittler

“She used to be feminine and dainty when she ran, like she didn’t want anyone to hear her. Now she almost stomps. She wants other teams to hear her coming.”
—Teammate DeLisha Milton

“She is one of the most versatile big players ever. She can post-up, shoot three-pointers, she can score with her back to the basket or facing the basket, and she can drive to the hoop. ”
—Hoops legend Carol Blazejowski

“If I’d let her, she could have averaged 50 points a game .”
—Long-time Morningside High coach Frank Scott

“She can shoot the jumper, she can run the lane, she can shoot the hook, she can shoot the three. She does everything.”
—Sparks assistant Glenn McDonald

“You get the feeling that even if she had never picked up a basketball, the LA Sparks’ Lisa Leslie would have been good at attracting attention anyway.”
—Sportswriter Henry Abbott