This Is Who I Am 2004


Swin Cash, Sue Bird, Katie Smith and Tamika Catchings smile at the WNBA promo film shoot on March 1, 2004 in Miami, Florida.
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Behind-the-Scenes with WNBA Players
 Check out these photos of some of the brightest stars in the WNBA making the video.

Behind-the-Scenes with rocker Fefe Dobson
 Check out these photos of some of the brightest stars in the WNBA.
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THIS IS WHO I AM 2004
Watch the 2004 WNBA "This is Who I Am" promo spot featuring WNBA stars and the music of rocker Fefe Dobson:
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"This is a great opportunity for us to go out and paint ourselves in a way we want the world to see us."
-- Chamique Holdsclaw, Washington Mystics, on what she enjoyed most about the promo shoot

What did the WNBA players enjoy the most about participating in the production of this year's "This Is Who I Am" promotional spots?
TAMIKA CATCHINGS
INDIANA FEVER
"I was very excited to do this. It was an opportunity to see how we look from a different side. Usually I get dressed, go play basketball and come home. But for this, we got pampered and dressed up with make-up, and then when you see yourself, you say 'I can't believe that's me.' I was honored to represent the Indiana Fever and the WNBA."
LISA LESLIE
LOS ANGELES SPARKS
"I enjoy these photoshoots because we don't have to practice or run suicide sprints for Coach Cooper and because we get a lot of pampering. I got a massage, I got my nails done, got a pedicure and my hair done. And putting on a skirt and heels is not too bad either. I just like being in front of the camera."
NYKESHA SALES
CONNECTICUT SUN
"Everytime we get to do one of these shoots, it is a different experience. I got to be on a beach playing with dogs and do some boxing this time, which was a lot of fun. There were a lot of different girls involved, and everyone has a different look and personality, which made it interesting."
KATIE SMITH
MINNESOTA LYNX
"This was my first glamour commercial photo shoot and I was glad to be a part of it. It's nice when the fans get to see us out of the general basketball setting and what we look like when we're all dressed up. I think all of the players are pretty easy to deal with and no one is high maintenance. It made me feel like a Hollywood star in a small way."
NIKKI TEASLEY
LOS ANGELES SPARKS
"It was fun to have a lot of girls around just relaxing and this is a good opportunity for people to see another side to the female athlete. Just because we like to play rough, we are still young women and it is good that we get to show our true personalities from time to time.."
CHAMIQUE HOLDSCLAW
WASHINGTON MYSTICS
"It's great to be one of the chosen ones that the WNBA wants to market. It is exciting when everyone is together, picking out a wardrobe. It's like a behind-the-scenes fature because you get to see people in a different element. But mostly, we just like to socialize and see how everyone else is doing."


Lisa Leslie, L.A. Sparks
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Becky Hammon, N.Y. Liberty
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