Lauren Jackson Quotations

To play in front of this crowd is something I will never forget. I never thought I would get the chance to play for my country again in Australia.

She wanted me to come home and get treatment, but I was pretty much just like, 'It's not going to happen,'

Helping the Opals win the gold medal is a goal of mine. That will be great for women's basketball in this country.

I think we just relaxed a little bit. We know we've got a really physical game coming up, so it was important to get the cobwebs out.

Our long-term focus is Beijing. For us to now know what it feels like to win gold is huge. We can only get better from here.

I won't miss any games. I could feel it, but it's just one of those things where you can't really think about it, you've just got to keep going. I was fine. I just focused on the game.

I think I'm coming to a different stage of my career and hopefully this is going to be a very good beginning to something I am so desperate to achieve.

With Jenny Whittle (197cm) and Tracey Beatty (202cm) we're by far the tallest and I think it's going to be very difficult for other teams to double and triple team me.

Betty was unstoppable. That's what we need from her every game. Once she does that, we are unstoppable.

Betty was unbelievable, ... That's what we need from her every game. Once she does that, we're unstoppable.

Coming into Christmas I didn't even know if I was playing again. I know the girls had a lot of desire to win. I think people lost a bit of faith in us when we lost a few games, but we just knew we could win it.

There's some great talent in that team. They stuck it out. They were pretty good, but I never show any pity.

As a team, we want to win just for her. For someone to make a team want to win for their coach is a pretty powerful thing.

There's a lot going on. Next year is a really tough year for (Australia). We've got to win the gold medal. I love the WNBA. It just depends on what Basketball Australia's restrictions are.

It's all up in the air at the moment, ... I love the WNBA, and I love this team. It just depends on what Basketball Australia's restrictions are.

It's all up in the air at the moment, even the WNBA,

It's not great, ... Once you get out there and start playing, that's just the way it is. With my shins and everything else I've been through that is so painful, I've done this before, so it's not really that frightening.

For me, I was a bit unsure how things would go this year, ... So regular season-wise, we did a hell of a job. Maybe the playoffs were a little bit too much with a lot of new players. I don't know. It's pretty upsetting. I'm a bit shocked. We thought we could do better.

It looks like a cat attacked me. It was pretty physical. It's really tough to get into the flow of the game when you don't know what's going to be called.

It's a very good deal so I'm excited. I've had a great run in Canberra but it's time to move on. Obviously I've had a lot of injuries and issues with my legs and, for me, I felt it was best to go to a shorter season where I can have time after the WNBA in Australia to undergo rehabilitation.

Once I made the decision to play, and it was my decision, I was going to do it. You go out there and give it your best shot. I've had better days (physically), but I'm OK.

I made the decision that I was going to play tonight. This was huge for us. Going on the road and winning is big, and we definitely want to win the series in two games so we can relax and prepare for the next round.

I know I just can't keep going and going.

I don't think there's another team in the WNBL that's as talented,

I feel light as a feather, ... I'm really happy that we won. I feel like everyone has written us off all year, and I just knew we could make the playoffs. God, it just feels so good. It feels like a huge burden off our shoulders.

I can see Sue and I leading this team to many more championships, ... We're going to take this and learn from it. We worked too hard for this.

I can't even begin to explain how important it is to all the people who have been involved in our program, and built it to where it is today. I can't believe we won. I can't believe we have the gold medal.

I can see Sue and I leading this team to many more championships...We're going to take this and learn from it. We worked too hard for this.

I always had that desire to become a great athlete.

I love Seattle. I couldn't be anywhere else.

People come out to rough me up because they think I'm not going to play well. And maybe when I was in my teen years it worked well. But I'm used to it now.

My mum gave up so much to have me, and now I want to repay her.

Leaving my family behind was very scary. I had to grow up quick. But being so young and paying in this league [the WNBA], I'm glad I did it because it's been the best experience in my life.

When I was younger, Lisa Leslie inspired me a whole lot. She was someone I looked up to and wanted to be like. I really believe she is a good person. Hopefully, she can find out I am the same.

I can be a much better player. I've got a long ways to go.

When I'm on the court, I feel like I'm in my element.

I want to be something special. I want to be known as a great female basketballer.