Suzanne (“Sue”) Bird (41) is an American-Israeli professional basketball player for the Seattle Storm of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). She has won a joint-record four WNBA championships with the Storm, a historic five Olympic gold medals, two NCAA Championships with UConn, and four FIBA World Cups. Recently, Bird announced that 2022 will be her final year playing pro women’s basketball. She is married to women’s soccer superstar Megan Rapinoe, who appears in one of the videos linked below.
— Wikipedia
Quote: “I’ve decided this will be my final year,” Bird shared on social media, accompanied by a picture of her playing basketball as a child. “I have loved every single minute, and still do, so gonna play my last year, just like this little girl played her first.”
— The Jerusalem Post
Learn more about Sue Bird from Wikipedia. ►
Watch “Why Sue Bird decided to play one more year” [1:09]. ►
Watch “Full Game Highlights | Sue Bird TAKES OVER In 4th Q As Storm Advance To Finals” [9:59] ►
Watch “How Olympic Gold Medalist Sue Bird Is Championing Change On And Off The Court” [24:21]. ►
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