“When we say Maya is a winner, you do winning things,” Cheryl Reeve said to ESPN in a 2020 interview. “Winning things would be attention to detail, a drive to always improve, and, in my view, humility. I think humility is what helps you be great. You have a confidence, certainly have an ego, but you understand how much you need people around you. And that was very much Maya.” Moore played in Spain, China, and Russia, along with the former Lynx star’s other accolades. She also won two gold medals for the United States in the Summer Olympics and FIFA Women’s World Cup. Moore was a fun player to watch; she could score on all three levels and played defense. She is one of the best players ever to play basketball. If she had kept playing, she would have easily been the best player in WNBA history.
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