I justwanttoaskyou, sinceyou'vebeenwiththeteam, howlongbackdidyoukindofget a sensethatyoucouldbecomeTorontoWeaponscouldbecomethe N b A championship.
I thinkwhen I firstgotdraftedwithteam, ourfirstteammeetingandsomeearlyespeciallywhatMessiahandBobbytalkingtotheteam, I was, ah, newlydraftedkidcomingin, eyeswideopen.
Butthevisionand a teamthatwehadandtheguysthatwerearound, youknow, wealwaysfeltand I alwaysfeltthatwe'regonnabecontenders, youknow, everyyear, despitewhatthemediaandtheoutsideworldwassayingaboutus, youknow, I thoughtwealwayshad a chancetowin, especiallybeingherefouryears.
EverySiri's brought a differentchallengein a differentobstacleforustobeabletofigureouthowwe'regonnaovercomeitandbondtogether.
And I thinkineachoneofthoseSiri's leadinguptothefinals, wedealtwithsomanydifferentthingsthatitreallypreparedus, youknow, beingabletowentontheroadinMilwaukeein a toughenvironment.
I thinkthere's notonemoment I canreallysingleout, I think, Uhhuh, everythingthathappenedhappenedfor a reason.
Itwasperfecttimingforus, youknowthat.
I thinkthatwholerunisthemostmemberwiththingforme.
So I readthatyourunclewas a prettybiginfluenceinyougettingintobasketball.
Youhavetwooldersisters, and I'm surethatyourfamilywas a biginfluencefrombackinSanDiego, forsure.
Fromthestart, mymomandmyuncledid a greatjobofbeing a positiverolemodelsforme, showingit, showingmewhatittookandwhatittakestobesuccessfulin a beingfocusedandthehardworkandcommitmentittakesandachievingyourdreamsandgoals, especiallymymom, raisingmeandmysistersbyherselfandgoingthrougheverythingthatwewentthroughgrowingupbutalwayshaving a positiveattitudenomatterwhatshewasfacedwith.
I reallyrubbeduponmewhen I figuredoutwhat I wanttodointhepassionthat I haveforbasketball.
Butyouknow, I had a strongbackgroundwiththefamily, and I just, youknow, additivefuelandmecontinuetoework, continuetogrindmywaytoeverythingthat I wasfacedwithtogetherewhenyoushoweditanddiditinanincrediblefashion.
I wanttoaskyou, everyonewantstoknowhow I landedand I guessyou'reprettyclose.
How's lifegonnabewithout a while, Anna?
Um, it's gonnabefun.
Youknow, I thinkeverybodywassobummedoutthatheleft, but I sawitasopportunityfornotonlymyself, butfortheteamas a whole.
Wehavesomanygreatpieces.
Still, and a lotof a lotofuswereyoungandhaving a waitourturnandsitbehindguys, youknow, trytoeplaythebestwecouldin a minute.
Youknow, a superstarlikeHawaii, youknow, youlearnsomuchinthispreparationandhowhegoesaboutthegameitselfinthedaytodayofroutine.
Soyou'reabletolearnandseethathopefullythisyear, you'llbeabletoimplementit, takesomethingsthewaythathebroughttotheteamlastyearand, youknow, take a stepforward.