Elena Delle Donne Retiring

[cancontent]

First it was Taurasi, now Delle Donne. The changing of the guard continues.

 

[Geew1992]

 

[LwrcasefaN]

First it was Taurasi, now Delle Donne. The changing of the guard continues.

Respect. She took the road less traveled and did it her way.

 

[cancontent]

No Regrets | By Elena Delle Donne

I could have stayed at Connecticut. I could have won multiple national titles. I didn’t, and I regret nothing.

www.theplayerstribune.com

In her own words as part of a piece for The Players' Tribune.

 

[Jonathan14]

I’ve often thought of EDD as being a little bit like Maya Moore. Incredible levels of basketball talent, but with an internal compass that directed her toward something other than basketball. I wish her great health and happiness in whatever comes next.

 

[Bigboote]

I'd love to see more of Elena playing basketball, but it's time.

I think she was largely misunderstood, and I was guilty of that for some time. Then I saw a story on her, I think on 60 minutes maybe after she'd demanded a trade to Washington. She did that to be closer to her sister Lizzie. When the cameras showed them together, I could feel the love coming from my TV.

Her father is wealthy, she never had to play in the WNBA to support herself. She did it for love of the game and to challenge herself. I don't know just when it started, but she hasn't been pain-free for several years. Folks criticized her for sometimes not making road trips with the team, but we have no idea what that took out of her. I certainly wouldn't want to be 6-5 with back problems on a plane for several hours (this was before the W allowed charters).

She was a joy to watch. There were some moves that she made that, no matter how many times my eyes saw them, my brain would still say, "No way she could do that." She was one of the biggest sports stars in the DC area for a few years. I still miss going into the grocery store during the season and seeing a life-size cutout of her.

 

[cancontent]

I'd love to see more of Elena playing basketball, but it's time.

I think she was largely misunderstood, and I was guilty of that for some time. Then I saw a story on her, I think on 60 minutes maybe after she'd demanded a trade to Washington. She did that to be closer to her sister Lizzie. When the cameras showed them together, I could feel the love coming from my TV.

Her father is wealthy, she never had to play in the WNBA to support herself. She did it for love of the game and to challenge herself. I don't know just when it started, but she hasn't been pain-free for several years. Folks criticized her for sometimes not making road trips with the team, but we have no idea what that took out of her. I certainly wouldn't want to be 6-5 with back problems on a plane for several hours (this was before the W allowed charters).

She was a joy to watch. There were some moves that she made that, no matter how many times my eyes saw them, my brain would still say, "No way she could do that." She was one of the biggest sports stars in the DC area for a few years. I still miss going into the grocery store during the season and seeing a life-size cutout of her.

Her battle with Lyme disease sticks out to me when I think of her health issues. It's a vicious disease that has no rhyme or reason from what I've learned from friends who have been impacted by it.

 

[Bigboote]

Her battle with Lyme disease sticks out to me when I think of her health issues. It's a vicious disease that has no rhyme or reason from what I've learned from friends who have been impacted by it.

Yep, I grew up a couple towns away from Lyme. It was awful before they knew what caused it. Even now, when it's ubiquitous, a lot of doctors don't recognize it.

 

[cancontent]

Yep, I grew up a couple towns away from Lyme. It was awful before they knew what caused it. Even now, when it's ubiquitous, a lot of doctors don't recognize it.

And that's the unfortunate part for sufferers

 

[HuskyFan1125]

Man! What could have been…….

 

[Geew1992]

 

[cancontent]

And she got straight to work on draft night. Loved seeing her in the Mystics war room.