Oldest full-time WNBA player
The average career in the WNBA is 3.5 years; Sue Bird was drafted first overall in 2002 and is still playing twenty years later.
She has done everything feasible and received all possible accolades in her career. She is the oldest full-time WNBA player ever, still going at 41.
Quotes
If you get injured or have surgery, you’re probably not going to be the exact same player or person on the other side. And that’s okay. The sooner you embrace it, the better off you’re going to be. Open your eyes to a new world versus trying to be what you were.
Sue Bird
At first it felt kind of annoying, because I started getting questions like, ‘What do you want to do when you’re done playing?’ when I turned 30. It felt so sudden to be putting me in the grave!
Sue Bird
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WNBA
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Sue Bird, 41, becomes oldest player to record a WNBA playoff double-double; Storm win Game 2
In her final postseason, Seattle Storm point guard Sue Bird at age 41 became the oldest player in WNBA history to record a playoff double-double with 18 points and 10 assists Sunday in the 97-84 victory to sweep the Washington Mystics. Both totals were high marks this season for Bird.
ESPN
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Sue Bird, 41, On What It Was Like To Become The Oldest Player In The WNBA
“The way I play the game of basketball is really cerebral. I’m a point guard, so it’s like a puzzle. Anytime I can give my brain a rest, it goes a long way toward helping. That’s how meditating makes a difference. When the 10 minutes is over, I feel a little lighter.”
Women's Health
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