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Toughest Players
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Ruth Bolton-Holifield Todd Warshaw/ Allsport |
Athletes define toughness in different ways. To some it's a style of play; to
others it's an attitude. We asked WNBA players whom they think is the toughest
player they've ever faced. Here's what they told
us:
NIKKI McCRAY
WASHINGTON MYSTICS
GUARD
"[Bolton-Holifield] works just as hard as I do and I think that I'm the
hardest-working player. Whenever she is out there she just gives
everything."
JENNIFER GILLOM
PHOENIX MERCURY FORWARD-CENTER
"[Houston Comets guard Cynthia Cooper] is just a confident player and a
veteran and she knows how to win
games."
TINA
THOMPSON
HOUSTON COMETS FORWARD
"[Gillom] is simply the toughest player I've ever played against."
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Jennifer Gillom Todd Warshaw/ Allsport |
TICHA PENICHEIRO
SACRAMENTO MONARCHS GUARD
"[Weatherspoon and Houston Comets forward
Sheryl Swoopes]. There have been so many that's it's hard to name just
one."
CYNTHIA COOPER
HOUSTON COMETS GUARD
"[New York Liberty forward Vickie Johnson] is quick and can jump out of the
gym, plus she has a "never give up"
attitude."
RUTHIE BOLTON-HOLIFIELD
SACRAMENTO MONARCHS
GUARD
"[New York guard Liberty Teresa Weatherspoon] always plays me hard
defensively but this season I've got something for her. She's a great defensive
player. I have a hard time against her because she really commits to playing
defense."
JENNIFER AZZI
DETROIT SHOCK
GUARD
"[Teresa Edwards, late of ABL's Philadelphia Rage] is the best player ever
to play the women's game. She can, pass, shoot, dribble; she's just explosive in
all areas of the
game."
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