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Sue Bird on the WNBA Finals, Retirement, and a Career Like No Other

ESPN Daily

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4.63.9K Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

It has been an all-time WNBA playoffs, full of historic performances and dramatic upsets…as well as one reluctant farewell. So, today, ahead of Game 2 of the Finals, with the Connecticut Sun trying to even the series in Vegas against the Aces, we bring you someone who knows this league better than anyone else. Someone who dominated it over 21 years, and 13 All-Star Games, and 4 titles, and more assists *and more wins than anyone else in the history of her sport: Sue Bird, who also tells us what it’s really like to say goodbye. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

As you walked off the floor for the last time here in Seattle's to what's the legacy

0:06.5

that you've left behind as they raise you in every moment.

0:11.8

I mean, it's hard to say, I guess I just hope the next person that comes in and plays

0:17.5

point guard here can just keep the tradition going.

0:21.0

I hope I made everybody in here proud.

0:25.8

That was one week ago today as Sue Bird left the court in Seattle one final time after

0:31.8

the Las Vegas Aces beat her Seattle storm to make the WNBA finals.

0:37.4

But despite the fact that Sue would obviously rather be playing for a championship instead

0:42.1

of talking about the teams that still are, we decided to try our luck and give her a call.

0:51.7

Sue I have to be honest.

0:52.9

I've been I've been hounding you.

0:54.6

I've been sending you so many emails.

0:56.1

I'm so sorry.

0:57.1

It's so you might.

0:59.8

I've also been like off the grid.

1:02.2

So I totally understand and part of me was thinking like if Sue just didn't want to

1:08.6

come on, I totally would have understood.

1:11.0

I have no idea like where you are in your life physically, emotionally like how are you

1:17.7

doing?

1:18.7

Sue Bird newly retired WNBA superstar Hall of Famer all time great.

1:24.4

I'm doing well.

1:25.4

I'm chilling though.

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