Dawn Staley

thumb|Dawn Staley Dawn Michelle Staley (born May 4, 1970) is an American basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team. Quotes I owe basketball, I'm forever indebted to it. It engulfed my life for the positive. The game has gotten more of my time than my friends and my family. I feel like on a smaller or larger scale, it can impact my players' lives in some kind of way. I don't really care, For people to even say that is disregarding me as a player. And I think it's coming up more now because we're winning on a bigger stage. You can't have the same success without knowing the game and X-ing and O-ing. It's flattering when you can make the game look as easy that anybody can do it. That's when you've arrived. I did not adjust, because I believed in the things that we did well -- our man-to-man defense, And it wasn't working that night, but it's more of a pride thing too. I'm just like, 'This is what we do -- don't falter. I'm a sore loser, We seem to lose at Missouri a lot over the past couple of years. I always thank God for the wins and losses, I was so mad after the Missouri game that after a few days I'm just like, 'Really, I ain't even think about God.' I didn't because I wanted that one. As much as I pray and as much as I know who's the leading force in my life, for a moment, I just blacked out and I couldn't snap out of it because it was just all me. And if I thought about my higher power, I could have snapped out of it a little bit quicker. We lose to Missouri and we're worried about sandwiches? If losing doesn't take your f---in' appetite away, you're playing the wrong sport and your goals will not be met. What you say, Henny? She don't say much. Find out who your favorite is on this team and ask yourself why, And then start doing those things. People in here got stories and testimonies. Time to tap in. "The style and substance of South Carolina basketball's Dawn Staley", February 18 2022 External Links Category:1970 births Category:Basketball coaches from the United States Category:Basketball players from the United States Category:Women from the United States Category:Living people Category:Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees Category:People from Philadelphia Category:African Americans