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Standing six feet tall when she was in the sixth grade, Leslie used to hate it when people would ask her if she played basketball. But after picking up the sport in middle school, she was hooked. While at Morningside High School in Inglewood, CA, she led the team to two state championships. In college at the University of Southern California, she was the all time Pac-10 leader in points, rebounds, and blocked shots. After college, Leslie launched her modeling career, signing with the prestigious Wilhelmina Agency in 1996.

She was a member of the gold-winning U.S. Olympic teams in 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008. In 2001, Leslie was the first WNBA player to win the regular season MVP, the All-Star Game MVP and the playoff MVP in the same season. That year, she also led the Los Angeles Sparks to their first WNBA victory. In 2002, she was the WNBA all-time leading scorer and was named MVP of the WNBA Championship and All-Star Game. Leslie is the first woman to slam-dunk in a professional game and the first team sport athlete to win four consecutive Olympic Gold Medals.

In 2002, Lisa Leslie helped the Sparks win their second straight world championship, winning the WNBA MVP Award that year and again in 2006. She became a commentator for ESPN in 2004, covering the NCAA Women’s Tournament.

Lisa Leslie sat out the 2007 WNBA season as she and her husband, Michael Lockwood welcomed baby Lauren into the world. She joined the U.S. team that spring and won her fourth Olympic Gold Medal as she retired from the Olympics.

In 2009, Lisa Leslie has announced her retirement from the WNBA as she plays her last season in front of her family, friends and fans!

"Lisa is doing for women what Michael Jordan has done for young men.”
-Michael Cooper, Lakers great and former L.A. Sparks head coach

“Lisa reminds us all that you can play the game and still be a lady.”
-Delisha Milton-Jones, former L.A. Sparks forward

“Lisa Leslie is absolutely one of the best players ever to play the game. She is a leader who works hard, plays hard, and carries herself with incredible poise, grace, and dignity. She is an icon and a perfect role model.”
-Bill Walton, ESPN commentator and NBA Hall of Famer

“There are a lot of young girls out there who look up to Lisa Leslie. I think it’s great that they can look at Lisa and say we don’t have to make sacrifices.”
-Sheryl Swoopes, Houston Comets and U.S. Olympic Team

“I have never seen a more dynamic, more dominant player in my life. I never met anyone as professional or as dedicated. She’s not a ‘some-timer.’ She is an ‘all-the-timer.’ Lisa is one of the all-time best.”
-Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury and U.S. Olympic Team

“I have been very proud to say that in the WNBA we have players who are extraordinary athletes, who fans relate to, who are appealing, and who are good role models for kids. No one is more so than Lisa Leslie.”
-Val Ackerman, WNBA’s first president

“She has it all: beauty, brains, and athleticism. She brings class, fashion, and she’s sassy in her own way. She has all that and the championship rings to back it up.”
-Nancy Lieberman, ESPN analyst and Hall of Famer

“Lisa captures everything that any town would want in a local hero.”
-Johnny Buss, L.A. Sparks team president

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