I'm the youngest of eight kids in my family. All tall, we all played basketball, so at my earliest memory, I was bouncing a ball in the backyard. Anne Donovan More Quotes by Anne Donovan More Quotes From Anne Donovan If you play in this country, live in this country, and you grow up in the heartland and you put on a Russian uniform, you are not a patriotic person. Anne Donovan sports There are some real memorable highlights in my history that, in my mind, are such milestones. Winning a national championship in college and being on the Olympic platform getting a gold medal. Visiting the Hall of Fame and going into the Hall of Fame. Anne Donovan gold mind winning history Your highs can't be too high, and your lows can't be too low, because you have to pick back up and move on. Anne Donovan high your back you There are times I'd like to be incognito, be someplace where I might not stand out. Anne Donovan stand out where like I am really excited to join the Connecticut Sun. Anne Donovan join i-am excited sun Usually, when you're taking over a team, you're restructuring, you're tearing it down, you're building it up again. Anne Donovan down you building team I think it's imperative to keep your focus on why you're in school. You're in school to get an education. Anne Donovan you focus education school I don't know that I ever could've imagined just how blessed my life would be. Anne Donovan my-life know blessed life When my playing career stopped and Old Dominion asked me to be an assistant, I was reluctant about it because I didn't aspire to be a coach, and I didn't know if I had the qualities to be a coach. Anne Donovan old career know me I've been around the coaching circuit far too much. Anne Donovan far been coaching too-much Players need to come in and not take the opportunity for granted and really work hard at the game and make sure it's a team game, it's not a selfish thing. If players have those qualities - they work hard, they're selfless, they put the team before them - I have no issues with them. Anne Donovan game team work opportunity I'm not used to being on the bench. Anne Donovan bench being used I thank God every night for David Stern. Anne Donovan every thank-god god night I think that the significance of the WNBA is that it has given women a different platform and a different level of respect as professionals, both as players and also in our coaching. Anne Donovan think coaching women respect It's in all of our interests to keep pushing athletes to see the big picture, and that's sometimes very difficult. Anne Donovan picture see difficult sometimes It is very exciting to have the opportunity to return to the East Coast and join the Liberty family. Anne Donovan return family liberty opportunity No coach wants to sit back and not have control of the team. Anne Donovan sit control back team The draft not being exceptionally deep, you basically take the best player available. Anne Donovan deep best being you I don't think a lot of the younger players know the extent of my background. Anne Donovan background players think know A lot of players were going to Europe, but there were always stories of teams not being able to pay, and the players and girls were stuck with no money for airfare to come home. So I got a nice contract from Japan and decided to play there. Anne Donovan nice money play home
