Helen
Darling, Charlotte Sting:
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Thanksgiving
plans...
I will spend this thanksgiving with my family and friends in Columbus,
Ohio.
K.B. Sharp,
Indiana Fever:
Most thankful for...
I am very thankful for many
things this holiday season. The number one thing I am thankful for is my life.
It is truly a blessing to me to be able to wake up everyday and live life. I am
very thankful for my family. I am very thankful for the ability to play basketball.
I am very thankful to be able to play basketball overseas, and to get to see different
parts of the world that I wouldn't normally get a chance to see. I am thankful
for all the different people I have met, and have become friends with.
Thanksgiving
plans...
I will definitely be missing Thanksgiving this year. I will miss
getting to see my family. And I will definitely miss my mom's stuffing!!!
Most
thankful playing with...
I am thankful to be able to play with all of
my WNBA teammates. They are a great group of women, and I am lucky to have the
chance to play with them, and be friends with them.
Nikki
Blue, Washington Mystics:
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Thanksgiving plans...
I will be spending my
Thanksgiving holiday with my family and friends. Every year we pick a house to
have dinner at and this year it will be at my cousins new 5 bedroom house in my
hometown of Bakersfield. We have a huge family (30 or more adults and kids), and
our tradition is to play the word game "Catch Phrase". My family is very loud
and crazy so you can only imagine the fun that we have Thanksgiving day.
Most
thankful playing with...
Although I love all my WNBA teammates, I am most
thankful to be playing with Alana Beard, Tamara James, Crystal Robinson, and Delisha
Milton-Jones. They have all accepted me in to thier own personal families and
they have made Washington a comfortable home away from home. I can not wait until
we meet up again!
Tina
Thompson, Houston Comets:
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Thanksgiving plans...
I
will be spending my Thanksgiving in Russia this year, which is a first. What I
will miss most is being close to family and friends as well as my kitchen. Thanksgiving
is my favorite holiday and my favorite meal to cook.
Most thankful playing
with...
I'm thankful for all my teammates past and present. They have all
played an important role in my career successes, and for that I am thankful. I
am most thankful for Kim Perrot, Tammy Jackson, Tiffani
Johnson and Kelley Gibson. They helped me through some tough times in this
game and I love them and I am truly blessed to have them as friends and teammates.
Cappie
Pondexter, Phoenix Mercury:
Most thankful for...
I'm thankful
for life, basketball, family and close friends who love me for me, and God's continuous
grace.
Thanksgiving plans...
I will be spending time this Thanksgiving
with my cousin Jeff and my teammates overseas.
Most thankful playing
with...
I am thankful to be playing with Linda
Frohlich and Tammy Sutton-Brown,
who are on my current team.
Marie
Ferdinand, San Antonio Silver Stars:
Most thankful for...
This Holiday Season I am most thankful for my beautiful family, new home, great
health, and, lastly, loving family and friends.
Thanksgiving plans...
I
will be spending my Thanksgiving Holiday at home in San Antonio with my hubby
Cedrick, my son CJ, and my wonderful in-laws.
Most thankful playing
with...
I am most Thankful to be playing alongside Chantelle Anderson --
Really nice individual.
Betty
Lennox, Seattle Storm:
Most thankful for...
I am most thankful
for the opportunity that God has given me to spend with my family and friends
this offseason. I am also thankful to be working with the Habitat for Humanity
and providing homes to families that are less fortunate.
Thanksgiving
plans...
I will be "COOKING" in the kitchen for my family and friends.
Something that you all thought I could not do. With my apron and the whole nine.
Most
thankful playing with...
I am very thankful that God gave me another opportunity
to play with Janell Burse and
win a championship together along with playing and getting
to know Lauren
Jackson.
Ann Strother,
Phoenix Mercury:
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Thanksgiving plans...
I am spending Thanksgiving down in Florida
with my mom and grandparents. I have a wedding to go to in Chicago on the 18th
and then I'm driving my grandparents car from Chicago to Florida with my mom and
meeting my grandparents down there; on the beach!!
Most thankful playing
with...
I would have to say that I am extremely thankful to have been given
the opportunity to play with my former teammate from UConn, you may have heard
of her, Diana Taurasi. Not
only is she one of the best players in the country, she is great to be around.
All of my teammates are a ton of fun and we all get along great, so I really am
thankful to be playing with all of them! PS. Penny
get well!
Chantelle
Anderson, San Antonio Silver Stars:
Most thankful for...
I
am most thankful for my health, my family, and being back on the court after so
long.
Thanksgiving plans...
I'll be in San Antonio serving free
Thanksgiving dinner to those in need during the morning. Then I'm going to a friend's
house to eat.
Most thankful playing with...
Marie Ferdinand because
she's the only one here working out with me right now (ya Marie! Lol)...and I
really miss So and VJ, but I'm
thankful for all my teammates.
Shameka
Christon, New York Liberty:
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Thanksgiving
plans...
I am not sure yet, but I feel like I am always there with my family
even if I am not there physically. If overseas, I will miss the good food. Although
I can cook, there is nothing better than mom's cooking.
Most thankful
playing with...
All of them. This season was special and I got the chance
to be a part of a special group of people.
Crystal
Robinson, Washington Mystics:
Most thankful for...
I am
most thankful for my health and the opportunity to actually spend Thanksgiving
with my family.
Thanksgiving plans...
I will be spending Thanksgiving
with my friends and family in Oklahoma.
Most thankful playing with...
I am most thankful for the chance to play with Vickie
Johnson, Teresa Weatherspoon, and Delisha
Milton-Jones because i leaned
something from each one of them.
Tamika
Catchings, Indiana Fever:
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How will you be spending your Thanksgiving holiday this year?
I'll be spending time with my family for Thanksgiving. I haven't decided whether
to go to St. Louis, MO, or to stay here in Indianapolis, IN. Either way it goes
I'm going to eat GOOOOOOOD!!
Which of your WNBA teammates are you most
thankful to be playing with?
I'm thankful to be playing with all of my
teammates!! They have all brought something special to our bond as teammates.
Temeka Johnson, Los
Angeles Sparks:
Most thankful for...
This Holiday season I
am most thankful for God still having me here, for being able to celebrate it,
as well as spend time with the ones that I love the most. I have not apent Thanksgiving
with my family since I left to go to college.This Thanksgiving will be a great
one.
Thanksgiving plans...
This Thanksgiving I will be spending
it with my family in my new home that I just purchased. We will all get together
and reminisce about all the great times that we use to have when I was at home
with everyone.
Most thankful playing with...
I am the most thankful
to be playing with my former college teammate Doneeka
Hodges-Lewis again. It is an honor as well as a joy to be playing with someone
that I have known for almost all my life.
Ruth
Riley, Detroit Shock:
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Thanksgiving
plans...
I will be spending Thanksgiving with my mom, brother and his
family. I am a little sad this Thanksgiving because my sister is over in Iraq
(Army) and won't be home. So in all seriousness to the first question, I am thankful
to all the men and women who put on a uniform and make constant sacrifices and
represent our country.
Thankful playing with...
Teammates,
well that is a long list. . . I am thankful for Cheryl
because that means that i never have to rebound. . . I am thankful for Deanna
because she is so quick. Half the time I don't have to run down the court . .
.I am thankful for Katie because
let's face it, she can flat out score . . I'm thankful for Swin
because since she can post up other small forwards, I can just hang out around
the free throw line. . . and last but not least, I am thankful to Bill for yelling
at the refs so much--we never get a call :-)
Kristin
Haynie, Sacramento Monarchs:
Most thankful for...
I am most
thankful for my family and friends being healthy.
Thanksgiving plans...
What I will miss is being with my family during the Holiday. Just sitting there
having fun, EATING, watching football and hanging out is always fun.
Most
thankful playing with...
Hmm, that's a hard question.... every single player
whether on or off the court I'm very thankful to have on my team and love them
all very much.