Leah Rush, Phoenix Mercury
"I'm a big routine kid. The whole day is a big routine for me. From the
time I go to gym, the number of shots I take after shootaround and the exact
time I take my nap, it's always the same."
Bernice Mosby, Washington Mystics
"I try to relax a lot, so I put on some gospel music and take it easy.
Then, at the end, just before I run out onto the court, I turn on some hip-hop
and crunk. See, this is what you have to do: listen to the gospel, soothe your
nerves, relax, then you have to pump it up!"
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Gillian Goring, Washington Mystics
"I just listen to reggae music. It brings me closer to home and relaxes
me."
Ivory Latta, Detroit Shock
"Yes, I usually talk to my parents before every game. My mom and dad just
tell me some off-the-wall stuff."
Shay Doron, New York Liberty
"I always put on my ankle stuff and shoes starting with the right. I also
still wear my thumb brace from an injury last season. I haven't taken it off
after we won the championship. Yet I broke my nose earlier this year and could
not play with mask."
Camille Little, San Antonio Silver Stars
"I listen to music. I like to get pumped up a little bit before the games.
I listen to rap and other things, too… whatever I get caught up in that
makes me feel good. I like Beyonce a little bit. There was one point this past
season where I listened to the same song each game for a while, until I got
bored and it wasn't getting me excited anymore, so I changed it. Whatever's
hot and hip."
Jessica Dickson, Sacramento Monarchs
"I pray before every game. At home games, my mom and I pray together and
then she spends the weekend with me. At away games, we'll pray together on the
phone. It's a must. I have to do that before every game."
Jessica Davenport, New York Liberty
"I'm not superstitious, but I have to do things in order. So I put my left
shoe on first. Little things like that, though I wouldn't call that superstitious.
I put on my lip gloss before game, then my water after that… just a natural
order."
Noelle Quinn, Minnesota Lynx
"None. I'm not superstitious or anything. I just like to go with the flow."
Tiffany Jackson, New York Liberty
"I pray every game during the national anthem."