"We are representing our country, and we want to do that with the utmost respect. It is a sport, but we are representing something much bigger than ourselves. We want to be respectful of different cultures and different countries, and I want to be a model American and display great sportsmanship."

~ Tina Thompson
(front row: Seimone Augustus, Sylvia Fowles, Lisa Leslie, Candace Parker, DeLisha Milton-Jones; second row: Sue Bird, Katie Smith, Tamika Catchings, Diana Taurasi, Thompson, Cappie Pondexter, Kara Lawson; back row: Dr. Sheldon Burns, assistant coach Gail Goestenkors, assistant coach Mike Thibault, athletic trainer Ed Ryan)