Diana Taurasi and the challenge of saying goodbye and discovering what’s next
Retirement hits athletes in different ways. Some need to mourn. Taurasi is experiencing this in her own unique way.
Diana Taurasi Candidly Opens Up About Emotions Surrounding Retirement
On Thursday basketball legend Diana Taurasi held her official retirement press conference, a few weeks after making the announcement in TIME magazine. While touching on the various aspects of the monumental decision, the 20-year WNBA vet opened up on her emotions and was straightforward: she's sad.
Diana Taurasi still going through stages of grief following retirement from WNBA
Diana Taurasi, often known for her fiery and relentless behavior on the court, isn’t a fan of showing her deeper emotions off the court. Even after retiring from the Phoenix Mercury following 20 seasons,
Diana Taurasi says goodbye to one of the greatest careers in women's basketball history
Diana Taurasi wanted to take her time before deciding whether to retire. Once the Phoenix Mercury star made up her mind, the decision came with the same kind of decisiveness she displayed through one of the greatest careers in women’s basketball history.
Diana Taurasi considers life after basketball. Will she be the next Charles Barkley?
Diana Taurasi was cagey about what’s next, now that she’s retired from the WNBA. “That’s a tough question,” she said at the Mercury’s practice facility near downtown Phoenix on Thursday afternoon. “I really don’t know,
Phoenix Mercury to celebrate Diana Taurasi with the WNBA franchise's highest honor
The Mercury announced Thursday that Taurasi will be inducted into the Mercury Ring of Honor, the franchise's highest honor, next year.
UConn legend Diana Taurasi reflects on legendary 20-year career after announcing WNBA retirement
Days after she officially announced the end of her 20-year professional basketball career, Diana Taurasi had just boarded a flight from Phoenix to New York with her wife Penny Taylor and two children when her 7-year-old son Leo turned to her and asked earnestly,
Diana Taurasi 'sad' to walk away from basketball, Phoenix Mercury. What's next?
Taurasi played her final game for the Mercury on Sept. 25 — Phoenix lost to the Minnesota Lynx 101-88 in the first round of the playoffs. She didn't comment on whether she would return at the time and ...
UConn star Paige Bueckers reveals Diana Taurasi's unorthodox motivation
Paige Bueckers is following in a long line of UConn women's basketball stars, and reflected on the motivation the legendary ...
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How Diana Taurasi’s fiery competitive streak ignited a women’s basketball revolution
Diana Taurasi dribbled up the court at Arroyo High School. It was 1999, the summer before her senior year, and the nationally ranked Don Lugo High star was feeling it. She looked over to the ...
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Diana Taurasi isn't worried about legacy after retirement. She doesn't have to | Opinion
Diana Taurasi’s legacy can be measured in the many titles she won, the many years she played or the many, many, many technical fouls she collected. Just know she won’t spend one second ...
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Diana Taurasi’s Personality Was As Iconic As Her Play
Diana Taurasi has never had much use for subtlety. It was obvious what kind of player she would be from the moment she became the No. 1 pick in the 2004 WNBA draft, from the moment she began her ...
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Diana Taurasi of the Phoenix Mercury retires after 20 WNBA seasons, 3 titles and 6 Olympic golds
Diana Taurasi is retiring after 20 seasons, ending one of the greatest careers in women’s basketball history PHOENIX -- Diana Taurasi is retiring after 20 seasons, ending one of the greatest ...
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Sabrina Ionescu honors Diana Taurasi's rich legacy with heartfelt 2-word response
The image showed both women flexing their gold medals ... hosted Team USA in an exhibition game at Matthew Knight Arena. Diana Taurasi, who was a part of the USA team, reportedly spent an hour ...
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WNBA star Diana Taurasi opens up about retiring after 2-decade career
Taurasi is a three-time WNBA champion. WNBA star Diana Taurasi is officially retiring after two decades. The Phoenix Mercury star said in an interview Wednesday with "Good Morning America" co ...
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WNBA icon Diana Taurasi retires after 20 seasons: ‘Just didn’t have it in me’
After a legendary professional basketball career spanning two decades, Diana Taurasi, the WNBA’s all-time leading scorer, a six-time Olympic gold medalist and a three-time WNBA champion ...
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Diana Taurasi, 3-time champion with Phoenix Mercury, retires from WNBA after 20 seasons
Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi announced her retirement on Tuesday, ending a 20-year career in the WNBA that included three WNBA championships and the league's all-time scoring record.