My competitive running career began in 2005. It began with two legs. In high school, I was the Georgia High School State Champion in the 800m and 1600m as a junior. Life was good! But it wasn’t as good as it could be. Although I loved running, I didn’t love the pain that came from … Read more

We never went to church when I was younger, and I asked my mother once why. She said Sundays were for rest and she wanted me to have my own opportunity to make the decision to be a Christ-follower if I wanted to. Between my sophomore and junior years of college, I was having relationship … Read more

I was born into a Christ-centered family. My mother and father were both Christ-followers so I knew about faith in Jesus Christ from an early age. My faith grew at school, where they taught us the Bible and Biblical values. But I was still young, and the things I was being taught, I did not … Read more

You may call it a “charmed” life — Notre Dame’s 2001 NCAA Championship, WNBA first-round draft pick, 2004 WNBA Championship, and Finals MVP with the Detroit Shock— it’s an exhilarating ride, yes, but my life hasn’t always been so easy. Growing up in a single-parent home was tough. Mom was always there and her faith … Read more

When you have been dealt the cards I have been dealt in life, you have to make sense of it. Faith is one of the ways to do that, to have an understanding with your Maker and to figure out what is your purpose in life. I thought I was given a disability to overcome … Read more

I was four years old when I started playing basketball. At the age of 12, I decided to become a follower of Christ. At the age of 18, I became a Lady Vol and was living my dream of playing college basketball. Then suddenly, my dream began to take a twist. I was frustrated with … Read more

I grew up in a family that loved Christ. When I was a teenager, I went along to a big faith-based conference called Spring Harvest, and it was incredibly inspiring to know that I could actually have a relationship with God. It wasn’t like this God was over there, and I am over here, but … Read more

God is a very big part of my life. I believe that what I am doing in my sport is what God made me to do. He has given me this talent, and I want to invest in it, confident that it is bringing glory to Him. I think that when we are given talents … Read more

I went to church while growing up, but we still had our struggles as usual. I knew about God, but didn’t necessarily know Him intimately. I knew more about what was right and wrong. When I was 11 years old, my mother and I moved to Charlotte, N.C. for a year, then to Atlanta, Ga. … Read more

Points. That’s all I cared about growing up.   Putting points on the scoreboard and earning points with God. Obeying my parents, that was good for two. Helping a friend, field goal. Going to church, slam-dunk.   My obsession with scoring points continued into the NBA. Lacking exceptional ability, I had to work twice as … Read more