A Role Model for Womyn...and Men.

Today was the 8th anniversary when our nation faced a tragedy;
witnessing the fall of the Twin Towers--which symbolized our nation's
power.

But, today was also Lisa Leslie's Farewell Game, in Los Angeles Sparks
vs. Minnesota Lynx.

Lisa Leslie, #9, stands at 6-5 feet,and played 12 seasons as the leader
of the LA Sparks. Sadly, tonight it was Lisa's last season game, and is
set to retire of the WNBA at age 37.
Lisa entered the WNBA in 1997. She was the first to hi 3,ooo, 4,ooo,
5,ooo points. She is the only player to ever get 6,ooo career points.

Lisa Leslie is 3-time MVP, 8-time All Star, and 3-Time All Star MVP,
2-time WNBA Champions, 2-time Finals MVP, 2-time Defensive Player of the
Year, and is a member of the WNBA All-Decade Team.
She is also a 4-Olmypic gold medalist.

While Leslie being in the 12 seasons, the Sparks have had 9 playoffs and
have brought 2 championship trophies.

Lisa has become a role model for both womyn,and men.

Witnessing her Farewell Ceremony at the beginning of the game was
amazing! She got an album of photographs of her best WNBA Moments, and
Golden BBall Shoes given by Nike. Along with other gifts.

Also,the one of the best moments of her ceremony was having Magic
Johnson tell her some words. I enjoyed when he told her that he had told
some people at the airport that he wasn't in Springfield celebrating his
friends be in the Hall of Fame, because he decided to be in Los Angeles
and celebrating "someone who WILL BE in the HALL OF FAME."

At the end, Leslie led his teammates--like Candice Michelle, Tina
Thompson, Shannon Bobbitt, and the rest--to victory by beating the
Lynzx, 90-61.

(*Source: The "Off the Bench", Special Commemorative Issue of Lisa
Leslie's Farewell Game*)