Lisa Leslie Biography

Occup.	Athlete
From	USA
Born	July 7, 1972
Age	51 years

Early Life
Lisa Deshaun Leslie was born upon July 7, 1972, in Gardena, California, USA. She is the child of Walter Leslie, a semiprofessional basketball player, and Christine Lauren Leslie, a truck driver. Because of Walter's lack in her life, Lisa was elevated mostly by her mommy and grandmother, who instilled in her solid values of determination, self-confidence, and education and learning.

Lisa's basketball trip began at an early age. Standing at 6'5" by the time she reached secondary school, she rapidly caught the attention of her secondary school coaches at Morningside High School in Inglewood, California, who swiftly identified her natural ability for the sporting activity.

Secondary School as well as College Career
Throughout her senior high school occupation, Lisa Leslie was crucial in leading Morningside High School to 2 California state championships. Moreover, she was named the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's High School Player of the Year as well as a four-time All-American selection.

After secondary school, Lisa went to the University of Southern California (USC), where she continued her basketball success. Throughout her four years at USC, she was a three-time All-American as well as racked up 2,414 factors, damaging the college's all-time scoring document. In addition to her on-court distinctions, Lisa stayed concentrated on her education, gaining a level in communications in 1994.

Specialist Career
Lisa Leslie's expert basketball occupation took off when she was prepared by the Los Angeles Sparks of the newly developed Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) in 1997. As a participant of the Sparks, she won WNBA Championships in 2001 and 2002 and also was named Finals MVP both times.

Throughout her 12-year WNBA profession, Lisa was an eight-time All-Star, three-time WNBA MVP, as well as four-time Olympic gold champion with Team USA. She was the very first gamer to dunk in a WNBA video game and also, upon retirement in 2009, held various league documents in points, rebounds, as well as obstructs.

Personal Life
Lisa Leslie married Michael Lockwood, a previous Air Force basketball gamer and commercial pilot, in 2005. The couple has 2 children, Lauren Jolie Lockwood and Michael Joseph Lockwood II.

Lisa has been a good example for young professional athletes, particularly young African American girls, via her sporting activities job, activism, and also philanthropic initiatives. Lisa has actually been involved with organizations such as the Sanneh Foundation and the National Urban League.

Post-Retirement
Given that her retirement from basketball, Lisa Leslie has actually sought a selection of media and business endeavors. She has functioned as a sporting activities commentator as well as co-hosted different sporting activities programs, including "We Need To Talk" on CBS Sports Network. In 2011, she launched her autobiography, "Don't Let the Lipstick Fool You", which details her life as well as job.

Furthermore, Lisa has expanded her horizons in the world of training - in 2015, she came to be the head instructor of the Triplets in the BIG3 Basketball League.

Lisa Leslie's success worldwide of basketball have left an indelible mark on the sporting activity. She was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015 and the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010, strengthening her as one of the best players in the history of women's basketball.

Our collection contains 14 quotes who is written / told by Lisa.

Related authors: Lawrence Taylor (Athlete)

14 Famous quotes by Lisa Leslie

"I'm strong, I'm tough, I still wear my eyeliner"

"To feel the presence of the Lord is an amazing thing"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"I'm probably taller than 90% of the men I meet"

"It's really not about the money. It's just about educating yourself"

"For me, being tall was very positive because I thought my mom was the most beautiful person ever"

"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"

"Everyone talks about age, but it's not about age. It's about work ethic. Winning never gets old"

"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"

"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"

"Most people compliment me on maintaining my femininity while I'm on the court. People like the fact that I model. My fans or little girls always say they want to play sports, but also want to be a model like me and I think that's great"