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Message: [QUOTE="Plebe, post: 3196698, member: 6927"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://theathletic.com/1033325/2019/06/18/through-nearly-20-years-of-friendship-sue-bird-and-diana-taurasi-are-still-bringing-out-the-best-in-each-other/[/URL] (Fair warning: Subscription to The Athletic is required. I sprang for it and have no regrets.) [INDENT]Auriemma, who has watched the basketball evolutions of Bird and Taurasi from college to the pros to Team USA (he coached them from 2009-16), says what sets them apart and keeps them going is one shared trait.[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]“I think they have something that is rare and unique today: They really, really love the game of basketball, and it shows every time they play,” Auriemma says. “I don’t know if that’s the case with a lot of players today. (Sue and Diana) love the game. They watch the game. They talk about the game. They study the game.[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]“They are the kind of kids you want on your team because they are going to keep getting better. They are never satisfied. They always want to get better.”[/INDENT] [/QUOTE]