1 00:00:00,876 --> 00:00:01,961 [producer] Are you comfortable? 2 00:00:02,044 --> 00:00:03,879 [Diana] Oh, yeah, I'm good. Does this look bad? 3 00:00:03,963 --> 00:00:05,756 -[producer] I want to make sure. -[Diana] I'm good. 4 00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:07,883 As long as it looks good, I don't give a shit. 5 00:00:07,967 --> 00:00:09,719 [chuckles] Okay, I'm kidding. 6 00:00:09,802 --> 00:00:11,512 [producer] Don't worry, we're shooting this… 7 00:00:11,595 --> 00:00:13,681 [Diana] You can cut my nose off. That's fine. 8 00:00:13,764 --> 00:00:15,891 You can make that shit smaller, if you want. 9 00:00:15,975 --> 00:00:18,978 Good luck with those tricks. 10 00:00:19,979 --> 00:00:22,690 [man] All right, quiet, everyone please. We're rolling. Thank you. 11 00:00:26,026 --> 00:00:30,030 [interviewer] 12 00:00:31,615 --> 00:00:35,327 [Diana] My first year in Turkey when I was accused of doping. 13 00:00:35,411 --> 00:00:38,247 [commentator] Diana Taurasi… [speaking Turkish] 14 00:00:39,749 --> 00:00:42,084 [Diana] I've put in thousands of hours, 15 00:00:42,168 --> 00:00:44,712 sacrificed my whole life to be called a cheater? 16 00:00:44,795 --> 00:00:48,340 -Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi… -[sportscaster] …is in trouble again. 17 00:00:48,424 --> 00:00:50,718 -Testing positive for… -…a banned stimulant. 18 00:00:50,801 --> 00:00:52,428 That was the worst moment of my life. 19 00:00:52,511 --> 00:00:54,013 [crowd] 20 00:00:54,096 --> 00:00:57,892 That means no Olympics, no overseas. 21 00:00:57,975 --> 00:00:59,393 Done for four years. 22 00:00:59,477 --> 00:01:02,396 It just completely crushed me. 23 00:01:02,480 --> 00:01:04,106 [Diana's mother] 24 00:01:21,791 --> 00:01:24,126 [Sue Bird] Dee just went in fetal position. 25 00:01:24,210 --> 00:01:28,005 She didn't really talk about it much, especially in the first five months. 26 00:01:29,131 --> 00:01:31,634 [Diana] I remember sitting down with a Turkish lawyer, 27 00:01:31,717 --> 00:01:35,679 and he goes, just tell 'em you did it, and you get two years. 28 00:01:35,763 --> 00:01:37,723 And I'm like, wait, what do you mean? 29 00:01:37,807 --> 00:01:40,184 He goes, take plea bargain, two years, and then you can play again. 30 00:01:40,267 --> 00:01:42,937 I'm like, no. I'm not gonna get coerced into saying 31 00:01:43,020 --> 00:01:44,897 that I took a drug I didn't take. 32 00:01:46,482 --> 00:01:50,236 So, I hired the best anti-doping lawyer in the world. 33 00:01:51,487 --> 00:01:54,740 They found malpractice. That lab got shut down. 34 00:01:54,824 --> 00:01:58,327 The lab that returned a positive test retracted its report 35 00:01:58,410 --> 00:02:00,955 [reporter] …and declared Taurasi's sample negative. 36 00:02:01,038 --> 00:02:03,791 [Diana] When you're faced with moments of difficulty, 37 00:02:03,874 --> 00:02:06,877 you find a way to zero in and focus. 38 00:02:06,961 --> 00:02:09,213 [Lindsay Colas] That's Dee's superpower. 39 00:02:09,296 --> 00:02:11,841 She's gonna do it her way. 40 00:02:11,924 --> 00:02:14,927 And she's been really unapologetic about that standard. 41 00:02:15,010 --> 00:02:18,514 [Diana] Here comes big money! Here comes big money! 42 00:02:18,597 --> 00:02:20,808 There's always gonna be people that hate 43 00:02:20,891 --> 00:02:22,601 that don't know what they're talkin' about. 44 00:02:22,685 --> 00:02:24,562 -Who's the best shit-talker in the WNBA? -Diana. 45 00:02:25,855 --> 00:02:28,899 [woman] She just took me out. Like, flagrant foul. 46 00:02:28,983 --> 00:02:29,900 [man] She read your mind. 47 00:02:29,984 --> 00:02:31,735 -She's a asshole. -That's what I love about her. 48 00:02:31,819 --> 00:02:33,612 I don't give a fuck about what other people say. 49 00:02:33,696 --> 00:02:35,489 Taurasi ejected… 50 00:02:35,573 --> 00:02:37,825 …and then continuing to argue with the officials. 51 00:02:37,908 --> 00:02:38,993 She's a shit-stirrer. 52 00:02:39,076 --> 00:02:40,286 It makes me laugh. 53 00:02:40,369 --> 00:02:41,912 [upbeat operatic music] 54 00:02:41,996 --> 00:02:45,207 [commentator] She's a fierce competitor. Confrontational, emotional. 55 00:02:45,291 --> 00:02:48,252 [commentator 2] Taurasi has just earned herself a technical. 56 00:02:48,335 --> 00:02:50,087 [commentator] Diana Taurasi… 57 00:02:50,170 --> 00:02:52,464 [woman 2] She's waiting for someone to talk shit to her. 58 00:02:52,548 --> 00:02:54,216 Like, fuel me, please. 59 00:02:54,300 --> 00:02:57,553 [commentator] She tells you the truth. She's not trying to sugarcoat anything. 60 00:02:57,636 --> 00:02:59,221 Don't be so humble. You're not that good. 61 00:02:59,305 --> 00:03:01,348 I'm just trying to make sweet love. That's about it. 62 00:03:01,432 --> 00:03:02,766 [man] She's a villain now. 63 00:03:02,850 --> 00:03:03,851 -Hater. -Bona fide hater. 64 00:03:03,934 --> 00:03:05,102 None of it bothers me. 65 00:03:05,185 --> 00:03:07,313 [commentator 2] She's a very polarizing player. 66 00:03:07,396 --> 00:03:09,148 [woman 3] She's gonna cheap shot her. 67 00:03:09,231 --> 00:03:12,276 There's gonna be dirty play. And that's just DT. 68 00:03:12,359 --> 00:03:14,653 [Diana] You can call me whatever you want. 69 00:03:14,737 --> 00:03:16,739 I've heard it all. 70 00:03:16,822 --> 00:03:19,033 Fuck you. [laughs] 71 00:03:19,116 --> 00:03:23,412 [operatic music] 72 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:32,963 [man] The big off-season question for the GOAT. 73 00:03:33,047 --> 00:03:34,340 Is she coming back? 74 00:03:35,716 --> 00:03:37,801 [man 2] I think she's got one more good season in her. 75 00:03:37,885 --> 00:03:41,513 [woman 4] I hope she never thinks about retiring anytime soon. 76 00:03:41,597 --> 00:03:44,975 [woman 5] Retirement where? Diana Taurasi starting the season hot. 77 00:03:45,059 --> 00:03:48,145 [woman 6] She hasn't confirmed she is retiring after this season. 78 00:03:48,228 --> 00:03:51,190 It's hard to put into words what DT has meant to this franchise. 79 00:03:51,273 --> 00:03:53,400 -She did her part. -[man 3] She did her part. 80 00:03:53,484 --> 00:03:55,653 Now it's time… 81 00:03:56,904 --> 00:04:00,074 [Kate Fagan] It's always hard to understand how somebody can be 82 00:04:00,157 --> 00:04:03,911 so deeply attached to a game that is going to have to end. 83 00:04:03,994 --> 00:04:06,121 That just feels so painful. 84 00:04:06,205 --> 00:04:10,125 I always ask myself, well, then what? 85 00:04:10,209 --> 00:04:12,294 [gentle music] 86 00:04:12,378 --> 00:04:14,004 Some people see that… 87 00:04:14,088 --> 00:04:17,007 [Diana] People keep asking me, what are you gonna do afterwards? 88 00:04:17,091 --> 00:04:18,634 Do you have any hobbies? 89 00:04:18,717 --> 00:04:22,596 I've been working. I don't have hobbies. 90 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:25,933 I've been doing one thing for 35 years. 91 00:04:26,016 --> 00:04:28,519 I don't know what my hobbies are. 92 00:04:28,602 --> 00:04:30,562 Elevator? Shh. 93 00:04:31,730 --> 00:04:33,816 I don't know what other interests I have. 94 00:04:33,899 --> 00:04:35,484 I don't know what those things are. 95 00:04:36,110 --> 00:04:37,987 Hopefully, I have some other talents. 96 00:04:41,281 --> 00:04:43,158 I really enjoyed the game. 97 00:04:45,911 --> 00:04:49,790 I got to explore the game in different ways and philosophies. 98 00:04:49,873 --> 00:04:53,419 I got to push myself in ways I didn't think I could be pushed. 99 00:04:53,502 --> 00:04:58,716 [Kate] The level of poetry that Diana brought to the game 100 00:04:58,799 --> 00:05:00,259 will be almost impossible to match. 101 00:05:00,342 --> 00:05:02,136 [commentator] And we are underway. 102 00:05:02,219 --> 00:05:06,056 [Diana] In 2007, we had an amazing coach, Paul Westhead. 103 00:05:06,140 --> 00:05:09,143 How about a shooting foul? Direct panning. 104 00:05:09,226 --> 00:05:11,103 [Diana] He led the Lakers to a championship. 105 00:05:11,186 --> 00:05:13,689 He brought in a different style of play, a different mentality. 106 00:05:13,772 --> 00:05:16,316 He's all about fast break, fast ball, a system. 107 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:19,236 Small ball, shoot a lot of threes, fast-paced. 108 00:05:19,319 --> 00:05:20,863 ["How You Like Me Now" by The Heavy playing] 109 00:05:20,946 --> 00:05:22,990 [commentator indistinct] 110 00:05:23,073 --> 00:05:25,868 We were fast. We were up and down. We were relentless. 111 00:05:25,951 --> 00:05:27,327 [commentator] Taylor on a drive! 112 00:05:27,411 --> 00:05:29,872 -Shooting, passing. -Go, go, go. 113 00:05:29,955 --> 00:05:32,374 [commentator 2] Taurasi is an exceptional passer. 114 00:05:33,917 --> 00:05:35,419 [commentator] Oh, you're kidding! 115 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:39,048 [Diana] And at the time, you didn't see that in the WNBA. 116 00:05:40,049 --> 00:05:42,760 [Vince Kozar] Paul's system unlocked her. 117 00:05:42,843 --> 00:05:45,429 The fire she played with. Floodgates were unleashed. 118 00:05:45,512 --> 00:05:48,974 [commentator] Very quickly, Taurasi gets it up and in. 119 00:05:49,058 --> 00:05:51,518 [commentator 2] How did she get this shot off? 120 00:05:51,602 --> 00:05:54,063 [commentator 3] Taurasi made more threes than anyone in the league. 121 00:05:54,146 --> 00:05:57,357 The difference between a great player and the best players, 122 00:05:57,441 --> 00:06:00,360 is their ability to take people with them. 123 00:06:01,528 --> 00:06:04,031 [Diana] Penny, at that time, was probably the best wing in the world. 124 00:06:04,114 --> 00:06:06,450 [commentator] Taylor can step back and get that. And does. 125 00:06:06,533 --> 00:06:08,577 [Diana] And then, you throw Cappie into the mix. 126 00:06:08,660 --> 00:06:11,830 The best one-on-one player I've ever been around in my life. 127 00:06:11,914 --> 00:06:15,918 [Vince] Dee wants basketball to be a five-person game. 128 00:06:16,001 --> 00:06:19,338 That's what makes her special. She's gonna involve her teammates. 129 00:06:19,421 --> 00:06:22,591 She's gonna celebrate her teammates. When she says she wants to win, 130 00:06:22,674 --> 00:06:24,426 she means whatever's best for the team. 131 00:06:24,510 --> 00:06:26,386 -Thank you, Vince. -Thank you, Vince, yeah. 132 00:06:26,470 --> 00:06:27,721 [laughs] 133 00:06:27,805 --> 00:06:29,598 [commentator] Final seconds here. 134 00:06:29,681 --> 00:06:32,267 And for the first time in their history, 135 00:06:32,351 --> 00:06:35,813 the Phoenix Mercury are the champs in the WNBA. 136 00:06:35,896 --> 00:06:39,024 [Vince] It was historic, and it was high stakes. 137 00:06:39,108 --> 00:06:42,194 Thank you guys so much. And next year, we're gonna do it again. 138 00:06:42,277 --> 00:06:44,738 ♪How you like me now?♪ 139 00:06:44,822 --> 00:06:46,698 ♪How you like me now?♪ 140 00:06:46,782 --> 00:06:50,410 [Vince] 2009, that was the best season of Diana's career. 141 00:06:50,494 --> 00:06:52,788 [commentator] A fast start for the Mercury. 142 00:06:52,871 --> 00:06:56,041 [commentator 3] Making it easy. Taurasi making it look easy. 143 00:06:56,125 --> 00:06:59,586 She was the most exciting player I've seen in a long time. 144 00:06:59,670 --> 00:07:03,590 Her style of play was unlike anything women's basketball had seen. 145 00:07:03,674 --> 00:07:08,303 [commentator] Taurasi shoots it. Taurasi for three! 146 00:07:08,387 --> 00:07:10,055 Killer instinct that not many have. 147 00:07:10,139 --> 00:07:12,599 [commentator 3] It doesn't matter, she can score in any way… 148 00:07:12,683 --> 00:07:16,103 Dee's signature playing style is fire, intensity. 149 00:07:16,186 --> 00:07:20,607 And seven games in just 13 days. Just how exhausting is the season? 150 00:07:20,691 --> 00:07:22,067 I want to retire. 151 00:07:23,610 --> 00:07:24,778 Nah, it's been okay. 152 00:07:24,862 --> 00:07:26,989 [commentator] For the second time in three years, 153 00:07:27,072 --> 00:07:29,449 the Phoenix Mercury had a chance at the WNBA… 154 00:07:29,533 --> 00:07:31,118 [Vince] We won the whole thing again. 155 00:07:31,201 --> 00:07:33,245 [Diana] There's nothing like winning a WNBA championship. 156 00:07:33,328 --> 00:07:36,206 And when you do it with the same group that had done it two years before that, 157 00:07:36,290 --> 00:07:37,499 it's just so gratifying. 158 00:07:37,583 --> 00:07:39,001 [Vince] She won the MVP. 159 00:07:41,712 --> 00:07:43,881 No, I don't want that one. Where's the big one? 160 00:07:43,964 --> 00:07:46,216 And the big one is what we wanted. So, you know what? 161 00:07:46,300 --> 00:07:47,509 This is what it's all about. 162 00:07:48,844 --> 00:07:51,471 [Vince] Diana raised the talent and skill level, 163 00:07:51,555 --> 00:07:54,057 and she completely revolutionized the league. 164 00:07:55,350 --> 00:07:59,229 Because of her, other great players are coming into the league. 165 00:07:59,313 --> 00:08:02,107 Players with new talent and skill. 166 00:08:02,191 --> 00:08:05,652 Things change. And that can sort of shift the balance. 167 00:08:06,278 --> 00:08:10,532 We go through a drought of not winning, and you have to build yourself back up. 168 00:08:10,616 --> 00:08:13,869 And that led to the 2013 draft with Brittney Griner. 169 00:08:13,952 --> 00:08:18,248 First pick in the 2013 WNBA draft, the Phoenix Mercury 170 00:08:18,332 --> 00:08:19,708 select Brittney Griner. 171 00:08:19,791 --> 00:08:22,711 [sportscaster 2] A 6'8" player with this kind of athletic ability… 172 00:08:22,794 --> 00:08:26,423 BG gave us this dynamic presence inside that we never had. 173 00:08:26,506 --> 00:08:30,552 [Vince] She's dunking, when no other women at that time are dunking in games. 174 00:08:30,636 --> 00:08:34,056 [commentator] Brittney Griner gives it a home! 175 00:08:34,139 --> 00:08:37,809 [Diana] Candice Dupree was the premier foreman in our game. 176 00:08:38,894 --> 00:08:40,395 And Penny was our two. 177 00:08:40,479 --> 00:08:43,899 That was probably the biggest line-up to ever play in the WNBA. 178 00:08:43,982 --> 00:08:46,652 [Vince] It was the best team this league had ever seen. 179 00:08:46,735 --> 00:08:48,904 Oh, we're in the finals? I didn't even know. 180 00:08:48,987 --> 00:08:51,031 [commentator] Taurasi makes her move. 181 00:08:51,114 --> 00:08:53,742 Taurasi, the pull-up is going. 182 00:08:53,825 --> 00:08:57,579 Phoenix Mercury are your champions. 183 00:08:57,663 --> 00:09:00,249 A record-breaking season 184 00:09:00,332 --> 00:09:02,876 that is capped by the franchise's third title. 185 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:07,422 [woman] The MVP 2014, Diana Taurasi! 186 00:09:07,506 --> 00:09:10,175 You win three championships, you need to start talking about, well, 187 00:09:10,259 --> 00:09:11,843 maybe this is a dynasty. 188 00:09:11,927 --> 00:09:16,181 Maybe this is a team that's gonna be talked about for a long, long time. 189 00:09:16,265 --> 00:09:17,849 [piano music] 190 00:09:19,518 --> 00:09:22,521 [overlapping chatter] 191 00:09:25,524 --> 00:09:26,900 [Diana] Nice. 192 00:09:29,778 --> 00:09:33,365 After 20 years of basketball, the damage has been done. 193 00:09:34,366 --> 00:09:36,743 The carnage is there. 194 00:09:37,911 --> 00:09:40,205 You're just hurting every day, everywhere. 195 00:09:40,289 --> 00:09:42,374 Back, knee, shoulder. 196 00:09:42,457 --> 00:09:45,627 My elbows hurt right now. I don't know why my elbows hurt. 197 00:09:45,711 --> 00:09:49,172 All those things, they take a physical and mental toll on you. 198 00:09:49,256 --> 00:09:52,718 But you have to show up and do it every single day. 199 00:09:52,801 --> 00:09:54,469 And that's what basketball is. 200 00:09:57,597 --> 00:10:01,601 [Jessika] I don't think there's a more dedicated player than my sister. 201 00:10:01,685 --> 00:10:04,938 She will have your back. She'll be the first one to the gym, 202 00:10:05,022 --> 00:10:07,190 and the last one out. 203 00:10:07,274 --> 00:10:09,526 Working hard runs deep. 204 00:10:09,609 --> 00:10:11,528 It was instilled since we were little. 205 00:10:11,611 --> 00:10:14,156 My mom and dad are hard-working people. 206 00:10:14,239 --> 00:10:18,160 They're immigrants. They came here not knowing one word of English. 207 00:10:18,243 --> 00:10:21,246 My dad, he was always at work. 208 00:10:21,330 --> 00:10:23,623 He worked for big aerospace companies. 209 00:10:23,707 --> 00:10:26,209 Sheet-metal worker. You know, it was hard labor. 210 00:10:26,293 --> 00:10:28,045 [gentle music] 211 00:10:28,128 --> 00:10:32,215 [Mario] 212 00:10:49,316 --> 00:10:51,902 [Diana] One day, he came home, 213 00:10:51,985 --> 00:10:55,530 got out of the car, he had a napkin. Mom goes, what's in the napkin? My finger. 214 00:10:55,614 --> 00:10:57,491 And we're just like, you've gotta be kidding me. 215 00:11:14,883 --> 00:11:17,260 That's just the type of mindset he had. 216 00:11:17,344 --> 00:11:20,472 Going to work every single day. No matter what. 217 00:11:35,362 --> 00:11:38,865 [Penny] The best lessons we teach our kids are by example. 218 00:11:38,949 --> 00:11:43,203 She saw him living the sacrifice. 219 00:11:43,286 --> 00:11:44,746 That's who she is. 220 00:11:44,830 --> 00:11:47,874 She doesn't take a day off. She's pushing even harder. 221 00:11:47,958 --> 00:11:51,169 And maybe a little of that is wanting to leave an impression 222 00:11:51,253 --> 00:11:53,755 on the children the same way her father did. 223 00:11:56,383 --> 00:12:00,303 -[overlapping party chatter] -[upbeat music playing] 224 00:12:04,182 --> 00:12:05,642 [woman 2] What a special night 225 00:12:05,725 --> 00:12:08,061 to celebrate Dee and her friends and her family, 226 00:12:08,145 --> 00:12:12,023 and everybody who's been a part of this for 20-plus years. 227 00:12:12,107 --> 00:12:16,611 Eleven All-Stars, three championships of WNBA. 228 00:12:16,695 --> 00:12:20,282 Thank you, and congrats for the 20 years plus 229 00:12:20,365 --> 00:12:21,783 of what you've accomplished. 230 00:12:21,867 --> 00:12:24,369 -[applause] -Cheers! 231 00:12:30,167 --> 00:12:34,796 Oh, I mean, it feels like the end, right now. 232 00:12:34,880 --> 00:12:38,675 [party laughs] 233 00:12:38,758 --> 00:12:41,136 I guess it's always better 234 00:12:41,219 --> 00:12:44,764 to know what people feel about you before you die. 235 00:12:44,848 --> 00:12:47,976 [party laughs] 236 00:12:48,059 --> 00:12:53,523 Today's been a very emotional day on a lot of levels. 237 00:12:53,607 --> 00:12:57,527 You know, my parents came to this country with literally nothing. 238 00:12:57,611 --> 00:12:59,404 Didn't know the language. 239 00:12:59,488 --> 00:13:01,740 And 20 years later, they still don't. 240 00:13:01,823 --> 00:13:07,496 [all laugh] 241 00:13:07,579 --> 00:13:12,918 You know what, but I learned so much about life from my mom and dad. 242 00:13:13,710 --> 00:13:17,422 Where it's all the little things that you do every single day. 243 00:13:17,506 --> 00:13:20,258 And you don't get a prize. 244 00:13:20,342 --> 00:13:23,720 You just did it over and over again 245 00:13:25,764 --> 00:13:28,934 to make sure that your kids have a better life. 246 00:13:31,228 --> 00:13:32,521 'Cause at the end of the day, 247 00:13:32,604 --> 00:13:35,982 it's about being around people that you love. 248 00:13:36,066 --> 00:13:38,193 So, everyone, put your glasses up 249 00:13:38,276 --> 00:13:40,278 for you and your loved ones. Salud. 250 00:13:40,362 --> 00:13:44,908 [applause and cheers] 251 00:13:44,991 --> 00:13:46,618 [woman 3] One, two, three. 252 00:13:46,701 --> 00:13:48,245 [shutter clicks] 253 00:13:48,328 --> 00:13:51,540 Oh, I was looking at the ball. [laughs] 254 00:13:51,623 --> 00:13:55,919 [Geno] You've already accomplished more than 99.99% of players 255 00:13:56,002 --> 00:13:57,963 that ever picked up a basketball. 256 00:13:58,046 --> 00:14:00,382 You have no reason to stay. 257 00:14:00,465 --> 00:14:02,676 But you're not ready to give it up yet, either. 258 00:14:02,759 --> 00:14:04,928 [woman 3 cheers] 259 00:14:17,065 --> 00:14:18,984 Serious Vanity Fair 30 Under 30. 260 00:14:19,067 --> 00:14:20,569 Forty over 40. 261 00:14:20,652 --> 00:14:21,861 [laughs] 262 00:14:21,945 --> 00:14:25,490 Jay… Tracy, get in the middle. 263 00:14:25,574 --> 00:14:26,533 One, two, three… 264 00:14:26,616 --> 00:14:28,952 [Jessika] She's just had such a great career. 265 00:14:29,035 --> 00:14:31,663 And a lot of it has been unnoticed. 266 00:14:31,746 --> 00:14:35,667 And now that the WNBA and these women are finally getting a spotlight, 267 00:14:35,750 --> 00:14:38,003 and we have so many new fans, that just like, 268 00:14:38,086 --> 00:14:40,672 didn't get to see all the greatness before this. 269 00:14:40,755 --> 00:14:43,008 Selfishly, I don't want her to retire. 270 00:14:43,091 --> 00:14:45,802 -[photographer] Bad bitches… -Bitches, let's go eat! 271 00:14:45,885 --> 00:14:49,639 Diana Taurasi was always ready for the WNBA. 272 00:14:49,723 --> 00:14:51,850 The WNBA just wasn't ready for Diana. 273 00:14:53,018 --> 00:14:55,687 [Geno] The unfortunate thing about Dee's career 274 00:14:55,770 --> 00:15:00,358 is that it happened at a time when social media wasn't a factor. 275 00:15:00,442 --> 00:15:04,487 So, a lot of people never got to see the amazing things that she did. 276 00:15:04,571 --> 00:15:07,282 [commentator] Taurasi from NBA range. 277 00:15:07,365 --> 00:15:11,161 In today's world it's, if you did something great last night, 278 00:15:11,244 --> 00:15:13,455 you're the best to ever do it, ever. 279 00:15:13,538 --> 00:15:16,166 [commentator] Caitlin Clark. 280 00:15:16,875 --> 00:15:18,627 [sportscaster 2] The queen of college basketball. 281 00:15:18,710 --> 00:15:21,004 [woman 4] Caitlin Clark, the best offensive player we've seen 282 00:15:21,087 --> 00:15:23,673 in women's college basketball in 20 years, since Diana Taurasi. 283 00:15:23,757 --> 00:15:26,176 [Lindsay] The next generation has visibility. 284 00:15:26,259 --> 00:15:29,888 They've done a great job of using their audience 285 00:15:29,971 --> 00:15:34,059 through social, that they have cultivated, making them household names. 286 00:15:34,142 --> 00:15:36,686 These women have been able to carry that audience 287 00:15:36,770 --> 00:15:39,981 from their college years into the pro. 288 00:15:40,065 --> 00:15:41,816 [sportscaster 5] You all are royalty in the sport. 289 00:15:41,900 --> 00:15:44,569 There's some college stars going to the WNBA, Caitlin's coming. 290 00:15:44,653 --> 00:15:47,030 What will the league have in store for them when they get there? 291 00:15:47,113 --> 00:15:48,156 Reality is coming. 292 00:15:48,239 --> 00:15:50,408 You look super-human playing against 18-year-olds, 293 00:15:50,492 --> 00:15:51,993 but you're gonna come with some grown women 294 00:15:52,077 --> 00:15:54,245 that've been playing professional basketball for a long time. 295 00:15:54,329 --> 00:15:57,123 The Caitlin Clark comments, it just got hi-jacked. 296 00:15:57,207 --> 00:16:02,170 There's a new rivalry brewing. It's Caitlin Clark and Diana Taurasi. 297 00:16:02,253 --> 00:16:04,798 Mean girl, bully, bitter behavior. 298 00:16:04,881 --> 00:16:06,549 "Reality is coming." Fuckin' loser. 299 00:16:06,633 --> 00:16:08,259 Diana Taurasi, go-- yourself. 300 00:16:08,343 --> 00:16:09,719 -Cut Diana. -Cut Diana. 301 00:16:09,803 --> 00:16:11,346 -Old… -Stupid… 302 00:16:11,429 --> 00:16:12,389 -Villain… -Jealous… 303 00:16:12,472 --> 00:16:13,807 Dumb. 304 00:16:13,890 --> 00:16:16,267 Sue was like, worried about me. "Are you okay?" 305 00:16:16,351 --> 00:16:18,937 I was like, what's goin' on? [laughs] 306 00:16:19,020 --> 00:16:21,314 She goes, you're getting fucking killed and murdered. 307 00:16:21,398 --> 00:16:23,483 I was like, where? I woke up great this morning. 308 00:16:23,566 --> 00:16:25,026 What are you talking about? 309 00:16:25,110 --> 00:16:27,737 I don't give a fuck what Twitter accounts have to say. 310 00:16:27,821 --> 00:16:30,365 They don't exist to me. 311 00:16:30,448 --> 00:16:32,450 [gentle music] 312 00:16:32,534 --> 00:16:36,413 [Kate] If you're a new Caitlin Clark fan and she's your entry point to the game, 313 00:16:36,496 --> 00:16:39,666 I don't know how many of those fans 314 00:16:39,749 --> 00:16:42,085 understand who Diana Taurasi is. 315 00:16:43,503 --> 00:16:48,174 Diana carried the WNBA through a period of time 316 00:16:48,258 --> 00:16:52,303 where a lot of people were questioning whether the WNBA would still exist. 317 00:16:53,263 --> 00:16:55,306 [Vince] Everyone who comes after Dee 318 00:16:55,390 --> 00:16:57,350 will be standing on her shoulders. 319 00:16:57,434 --> 00:17:00,437 Twenty years after that, players will have grown up 320 00:17:00,520 --> 00:17:04,190 watching someone who modeled her game after Dee. 321 00:17:04,274 --> 00:17:06,943 She was one of the first women's basketball players 322 00:17:07,026 --> 00:17:09,070 I really grew up idolizing. 323 00:17:09,154 --> 00:17:11,114 She's one of the best players our game has ever seen. 324 00:17:11,197 --> 00:17:15,410 It's impressive that she's still able to play this game at such a high level. 325 00:17:15,493 --> 00:17:17,620 [commentator] This is the hottest ticket in Phoenix, 326 00:17:17,704 --> 00:17:18,872 and we are under way. 327 00:17:18,955 --> 00:17:20,457 [operatic music] 328 00:17:20,540 --> 00:17:23,251 [commentator 2] Just a couple of kids hangin' out at the park 329 00:17:23,334 --> 00:17:24,586 havin' a conversation. 330 00:17:24,669 --> 00:17:26,254 [commentator] Reality is about to hit 331 00:17:26,337 --> 00:17:29,591 from the master teacher, Diana Taurasi. 332 00:17:29,674 --> 00:17:32,594 [Kate] Sometimes I think of Diana as a lost superstar 333 00:17:32,677 --> 00:17:37,849 who fell into the abyss of where the WNBA was. 334 00:17:39,100 --> 00:17:42,604 It has just enough of a foundation to create a superstar, 335 00:17:42,687 --> 00:17:44,773 but not enough to transcend her. 336 00:17:44,856 --> 00:17:46,191 [operatic music continues] 337 00:17:46,775 --> 00:17:50,570 And now, Diana will be riding into the sunset 338 00:17:50,653 --> 00:17:53,823 just as the doors open for this league. 339 00:18:00,997 --> 00:18:03,958 [music ends] 340 00:18:04,042 --> 00:18:06,211 [bus brakes squeal] 341 00:18:08,004 --> 00:18:09,714 What's up? 342 00:18:09,798 --> 00:18:11,174 Hey, guys. How are you? 343 00:18:12,258 --> 00:18:13,593 Welcome home. 344 00:18:13,676 --> 00:18:16,846 [sportscaster 6] The U.S. Olympic roster was leaked today. 345 00:18:16,930 --> 00:18:20,975 And we've gotta give a shout-out to five-time gold medalist Diana Taurasi 346 00:18:21,059 --> 00:18:23,436 -who turns 42 on Tuesday. -Ohh… 347 00:18:23,520 --> 00:18:25,980 You'd think I wouldn't be nervous, but I'm nervous. 348 00:18:26,064 --> 00:18:28,650 -And to make it official. -Oh, man that's nice. 349 00:18:28,733 --> 00:18:30,193 Ooh-hoo. 350 00:18:30,276 --> 00:18:32,070 [sportscaster 6] Caitlin Clark didn't make the cut. 351 00:18:32,153 --> 00:18:34,155 [sportscaster 7] Twelve players made it, and she did not. 352 00:18:34,239 --> 00:18:35,782 The twelve best don't always go. 353 00:18:35,865 --> 00:18:38,034 Was it a missed opportunity to grow the game? Yes. 354 00:18:38,117 --> 00:18:40,203 It was a dumb decision! 355 00:18:40,286 --> 00:18:42,622 Team USA is not worried about the marketing. 356 00:18:42,705 --> 00:18:46,000 Team USA is trying to get a gold medal. 357 00:18:46,084 --> 00:18:48,795 Diana Taurasi played overseas basketball. 358 00:18:48,878 --> 00:18:50,755 Most of the women that made this team 359 00:18:50,839 --> 00:18:53,049 competed in Belgium. They're familiar with each other. 360 00:18:53,132 --> 00:18:57,220 There's no way you can completely discount what team chemistry stands for. 361 00:18:57,303 --> 00:18:59,180 -[man] Y'all droppin' the ball. -[man] Caitlin has… 362 00:18:59,264 --> 00:19:00,682 [man] …the Box Office. 363 00:19:00,765 --> 00:19:04,018 [Kate] The criticism for the Paris Olympic roster 364 00:19:04,102 --> 00:19:08,231 comes down to this next generation. It's their time. 365 00:19:08,314 --> 00:19:10,859 [Sue] This is a team with some returning Olympians 366 00:19:10,942 --> 00:19:12,402 and a lot of rookies. 367 00:19:12,485 --> 00:19:14,320 So, when I see Dee get picked, 368 00:19:14,404 --> 00:19:19,242 she is there to lead. She is there to calm everyone down 369 00:19:19,325 --> 00:19:22,829 when shit gets weird, because shit's gonna get weird. 370 00:19:22,912 --> 00:19:24,706 It always does. 371 00:19:24,789 --> 00:19:28,167 Diana Taurasi has to be on a roster to pass the torch. 372 00:19:28,251 --> 00:19:31,379 She was the one holding it. She has always been the example 373 00:19:31,462 --> 00:19:35,550 of what it means to play and define success for USA basketball. 374 00:19:35,633 --> 00:19:37,969 [music crescendos, ends] 375 00:19:38,052 --> 00:19:41,097 To be honest, I never really thought about it. 376 00:19:41,180 --> 00:19:43,308 I always felt like I deserved to be on the team, 377 00:19:43,391 --> 00:19:45,351 'cause it was my team for 20 years. 378 00:19:45,435 --> 00:19:46,853 And I know how to get the job done. 379 00:19:46,936 --> 00:19:48,855 -One, two, three! -[all] USA! 380 00:19:48,938 --> 00:19:50,815 [Diana] Twenty years with the national team. 381 00:19:50,899 --> 00:19:53,359 Something that I take great responsibility in. 382 00:19:53,443 --> 00:19:54,694 [explosion] 383 00:19:54,777 --> 00:19:57,322 [commentator] Taurasi nails a three. 384 00:19:57,405 --> 00:19:59,616 [Kate] Stepping onto a court and just owning it. 385 00:19:59,699 --> 00:20:01,784 That is Diana's MO. 386 00:20:01,868 --> 00:20:03,828 [man 8] Diana Taurasi. 387 00:20:05,830 --> 00:20:07,707 [Sue] What makes Dee a special kind of teammate is 388 00:20:07,790 --> 00:20:09,667 you feel like a million dollars around her. 389 00:20:09,751 --> 00:20:11,419 So when you take the court, that's how you play. 390 00:20:11,502 --> 00:20:13,630 She raises the level of everyone around her. 391 00:20:13,713 --> 00:20:16,132 [cheers] 392 00:20:16,215 --> 00:20:18,384 She is the one who would come in at crucial moments 393 00:20:18,468 --> 00:20:19,427 and turn the game around. 394 00:20:19,510 --> 00:20:22,805 -[commentator] Pass by Diana Taurasi. -[commentator 3] And Taurasi to Parker. 395 00:20:22,889 --> 00:20:25,350 [commentator 2] She's a big time player when it counts. 396 00:20:26,309 --> 00:20:27,936 [Sue] She is Team USA. 397 00:20:28,019 --> 00:20:29,812 [music rises] 398 00:20:29,896 --> 00:20:32,649 [Diana] Each one makes you a little bit more reminiscent 399 00:20:32,732 --> 00:20:34,609 of how good the last one was. 400 00:20:34,692 --> 00:20:37,570 I just wanted to win, and I just kept showin' up. 401 00:20:37,654 --> 00:20:40,239 -See ya in Paris. -[laughs] 402 00:20:45,161 --> 00:20:49,415 [overlapping chatter] 403 00:20:49,499 --> 00:20:51,417 [woman 6] Come on, family picture. 404 00:20:51,501 --> 00:20:53,461 Over here? Over here by… 405 00:20:53,544 --> 00:20:55,672 Oh, okay. 406 00:20:55,755 --> 00:20:58,925 There we go. I like being the center of attention. Just kidding. 407 00:20:59,008 --> 00:21:02,261 -Say, "Go, Mama!" -Go, Mama! 408 00:21:03,554 --> 00:21:05,765 [Isla] Oh, look, brother gets chocolate. 409 00:21:05,848 --> 00:21:07,892 All right, we're having chocolate for breakfast? 410 00:21:07,976 --> 00:21:09,352 When in France? 411 00:21:09,435 --> 00:21:10,937 [Mario] Good? A bueno? 412 00:21:11,020 --> 00:21:13,564 Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate. 413 00:21:14,983 --> 00:21:16,859 All right, I made you a little one. 414 00:21:16,943 --> 00:21:19,153 All right, cheers to gold. 415 00:21:19,654 --> 00:21:21,489 [all] Cheers to gold. 416 00:21:21,572 --> 00:21:22,824 Yes! 417 00:21:22,907 --> 00:21:24,742 [Jessika] We're all just so proud of her. 418 00:21:24,826 --> 00:21:28,413 We all want to make sure we're there to support her and witness history. 419 00:21:28,496 --> 00:21:30,331 [Isla] I just want that. 420 00:21:30,415 --> 00:21:33,543 [Mario] 421 00:21:53,271 --> 00:21:56,566 [interviewer] What are you feeling right now about the attention on your age? 422 00:21:56,649 --> 00:21:58,234 [Diana] When you dedicate your whole life, 423 00:21:58,317 --> 00:22:00,778 and you get the question of, why don't you just retire? 424 00:22:00,862 --> 00:22:04,115 It's just so easy for a question to be brought up 425 00:22:04,198 --> 00:22:06,617 in a manner where it's not meant to be disrespectful. 426 00:22:06,701 --> 00:22:09,912 In women's sports, in women's professions, 427 00:22:09,996 --> 00:22:14,208 um, only a woman would have 20 years of experience 428 00:22:14,292 --> 00:22:16,586 and it's an Achilles' heel. 429 00:22:16,669 --> 00:22:18,629 [upbeat orchestral music] 430 00:22:21,883 --> 00:22:25,553 [sportscaster 9] We have reached the finale of the Paris games. 431 00:22:25,636 --> 00:22:28,890 France and the United States will meet on the basketball court 432 00:22:28,973 --> 00:22:32,602 to fight for gold as the US goes for eight straight. 433 00:22:32,685 --> 00:22:34,771 [commentator] So much at stake. Sixty straight wins, 434 00:22:34,854 --> 00:22:37,982 eight straight potential gold medals with a win here. 435 00:22:39,275 --> 00:22:42,320 [commentator 2] Here is the GOAT, the White Mamba. 436 00:22:42,403 --> 00:22:45,656 [commentator 4] Diana Taurasi, 42 years old. She's still on the court. 437 00:22:46,365 --> 00:22:49,035 [kids] Mama! 438 00:22:49,118 --> 00:22:52,497 [Sue] You're playing against a French team that's on their home floor. 439 00:22:52,580 --> 00:22:56,084 For them to upset the US in Paris, in front of their fans, 440 00:22:56,167 --> 00:22:58,169 to win a gold medal, that's the type of shit you dream of 441 00:22:58,252 --> 00:23:00,421 when you're a little kid. So, that's what they're playing for. 442 00:23:00,505 --> 00:23:02,465 [tense music] 443 00:23:02,548 --> 00:23:04,300 [commentator] Gabby Williams for three. 444 00:23:04,383 --> 00:23:06,427 Fast points in the game for France. 445 00:23:06,511 --> 00:23:09,806 [commentator 3] We'll see if Diana Taurasi will be making an entrance 446 00:23:09,889 --> 00:23:12,642 into this game looking for her sixth Olympic title. 447 00:23:12,725 --> 00:23:14,393 [commentator 4] And France gets the turnover. 448 00:23:14,477 --> 00:23:16,187 The French team was really good. 449 00:23:16,270 --> 00:23:18,147 [commentator 4] And again, they get a turnover! 450 00:23:18,231 --> 00:23:20,191 [Diana] There's a lot of things that come into play 451 00:23:20,274 --> 00:23:22,485 when you're choosing a team, and who's playing and not playing. 452 00:23:22,568 --> 00:23:23,486 I get all that. 453 00:23:23,569 --> 00:23:26,781 Clearly, it was a game that was a big mind fuck for us. 454 00:23:26,864 --> 00:23:28,407 Everything's going 100 miles per hour. 455 00:23:30,368 --> 00:23:31,911 [commentator] Returned. 456 00:23:31,994 --> 00:23:33,663 I've been in a thousand of those games. 457 00:23:33,746 --> 00:23:36,207 That's the benefit of playing in Europe for 12 years. 458 00:23:36,290 --> 00:23:38,751 This is like a nice Sunday afternoon stroll for her. 459 00:23:38,835 --> 00:23:41,712 My seat was across from Dee. She's kinda giving me like a… 460 00:23:41,796 --> 00:23:43,297 I don't know what the hell is going on. 461 00:23:43,381 --> 00:23:45,424 I think BG played three minutes. We look at each other. 462 00:23:45,508 --> 00:23:47,093 Yeah, we're probably done for the night. 463 00:23:47,176 --> 00:23:49,637 At that point, I was just really worried about the game. 464 00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:51,013 'Cause we weren't playing well. 465 00:23:51,097 --> 00:23:53,975 [commentator 2] If I was coaching, I would definitely put in Diana Taurasi. 466 00:23:54,058 --> 00:23:56,310 She can come in, help us calm down a little bit. 467 00:23:56,394 --> 00:23:58,771 This is the game she was actually brought there for. 468 00:24:00,523 --> 00:24:02,984 [commentator 4] France with an eight point lead. 469 00:24:03,067 --> 00:24:06,195 You're not even gonna like get me on for a little bit? 470 00:24:06,279 --> 00:24:11,159 [commentator] DT hoping her team can clinch her a sixth consecutive gold medal. 471 00:24:11,242 --> 00:24:15,955 Is this really how you wanted your all-time champion to go out? 472 00:24:16,747 --> 00:24:19,458 That can't possibly have been the plan. 473 00:24:19,542 --> 00:24:21,419 [commentator 4] There it is, three point game. 474 00:24:21,502 --> 00:24:25,173 Just seconds to go. Williams has to put it up. It might not be three. 475 00:24:25,256 --> 00:24:28,426 Oh, I think it's two! 476 00:24:28,509 --> 00:24:30,428 [commentator 2] Yeah, it's a two. 477 00:24:30,511 --> 00:24:32,138 [commentator 3] Disappointment for France. 478 00:24:32,221 --> 00:24:38,227 United States of America won eight straight gold medals. 479 00:24:40,188 --> 00:24:43,774 [Diana] I've done this five other times where I felt like I really earned it. 480 00:24:45,568 --> 00:24:47,653 This one was the one that doesn't belong. 481 00:24:49,488 --> 00:24:52,658 What a better way to finish the Paris Olympics 482 00:24:52,742 --> 00:24:54,368 than to see that. 483 00:24:55,286 --> 00:24:57,413 [Sue] She should've played, 100%. 484 00:24:57,496 --> 00:25:00,833 And to be honest, I don't know why they didn't play her. 485 00:25:02,168 --> 00:25:03,794 [Diana] I'm confused by what happened. 486 00:25:03,878 --> 00:25:07,548 I never got, "Hey, you're not gonna play 'cause we're going this direction." 487 00:25:07,632 --> 00:25:08,883 Sounds good. 488 00:25:10,343 --> 00:25:12,428 I could live with that. 489 00:25:13,304 --> 00:25:14,555 But I didn't get that. 490 00:25:15,389 --> 00:25:19,018 Maybe it was just my time to kinda get the raw end of the stick. 491 00:25:22,730 --> 00:25:23,564 [laughs] 492 00:25:23,648 --> 00:25:24,523 [interviewer] 493 00:25:24,607 --> 00:25:26,317 [solemn piano music] 494 00:25:33,115 --> 00:25:35,910 [Diana] Oh, he was fuckin' pissed. 495 00:25:35,993 --> 00:25:39,163 My dad is the quietest, most competitive guy ever. 496 00:25:40,998 --> 00:25:45,253 He was mad. On top of knowing it was my last Olympics. 497 00:25:48,547 --> 00:25:50,591 [cheering] 498 00:25:50,675 --> 00:25:52,343 [Diana] I was just gonna enjoy it. 499 00:25:52,426 --> 00:25:54,679 I was gonna go and treat it like my first one. 500 00:26:01,310 --> 00:26:03,813 [Diana] You know, out of all of it, 501 00:26:03,896 --> 00:26:07,608 the celebration was my family, being there with them. 502 00:26:09,193 --> 00:26:11,654 That was what that moment was supposed to be. 503 00:26:12,613 --> 00:26:15,199 You know, whether I liked it, or didn't like it, 504 00:26:15,283 --> 00:26:16,617 it doesn't matter now. 505 00:26:16,701 --> 00:26:19,495 ♪Ole, ole, ole, ole♪ 506 00:26:23,124 --> 00:26:24,959 [orchestral music rises] 507 00:26:25,042 --> 00:26:27,044 [Diana] It's been a hell of a ride. 508 00:26:30,965 --> 00:26:33,175 To the best mommy in the world. 509 00:26:33,259 --> 00:26:37,596 [overlapping chatter] 510 00:26:39,181 --> 00:26:40,891 [Mario] 511 00:26:58,075 --> 00:26:59,618 [cheering] 512 00:26:59,702 --> 00:27:01,203 [indistinct] 513 00:27:09,795 --> 00:27:15,343 [singing in Spanish] 514 00:27:20,931 --> 00:27:22,933 [Diana] You know what they haven't invented yet? 515 00:27:23,017 --> 00:27:24,560 Squeeze bottle for peanut butter. 516 00:27:24,643 --> 00:27:27,605 -[Penny] That'd be good. -Because it always ends up on the edge. 517 00:27:27,688 --> 00:27:29,774 And then you end up with this shit. 518 00:27:31,484 --> 00:27:32,943 Isla, you want a smoothie? 519 00:27:33,027 --> 00:27:35,071 -No. -[gasps] 520 00:27:35,154 --> 00:27:36,906 [blender whirring] 521 00:27:36,989 --> 00:27:38,449 -With spinach? -No. 522 00:27:38,532 --> 00:27:40,910 Can't forget the spinach. It's the whole point. 523 00:27:40,993 --> 00:27:43,079 [Penny] It's the whole point, yeah. [laughs] 524 00:27:47,500 --> 00:27:49,960 [Diana] Without Penny, I would've never been able to play 525 00:27:50,044 --> 00:27:51,128 these last four or five years. 526 00:27:51,212 --> 00:27:52,671 She's just done everything. 527 00:27:52,755 --> 00:27:54,048 Do you want another coffee? 528 00:27:54,131 --> 00:27:55,591 Penny's just superwoman. 529 00:27:55,674 --> 00:27:57,718 People are like, the season's only four months. 530 00:27:57,802 --> 00:27:59,387 No, my season's a whole year. 531 00:27:59,470 --> 00:28:01,680 I take two weeks off, and then I'm back in it. 532 00:28:01,764 --> 00:28:03,557 And my mind's never out of it. 533 00:28:04,100 --> 00:28:07,019 I'm used to doing things by myself. [laughs] 534 00:28:07,103 --> 00:28:08,437 [Diana] Whoa-ho-ho. 535 00:28:08,521 --> 00:28:11,107 You know, everyone kind of adjusts back into it. 536 00:28:11,190 --> 00:28:15,027 Easy. Is that how you speak about me when I leave the room? 537 00:28:15,111 --> 00:28:16,779 You were in the room, that's fine. 538 00:28:16,862 --> 00:28:19,407 [Diana] I just think at this point in my life, 539 00:28:19,490 --> 00:28:22,701 I don't think I could do it. I don't think I want to do it. 540 00:28:22,785 --> 00:28:25,413 And I think I'd rather be home with Penny and the kids. 541 00:28:25,496 --> 00:28:27,498 I'd rather take 'em to school. 542 00:28:28,749 --> 00:28:30,960 I'd rather be having a coffee with Penn. 543 00:28:34,422 --> 00:28:36,590 [gentle piano music] 544 00:28:47,768 --> 00:28:49,895 [gentle orchestral music] 545 00:28:57,736 --> 00:29:00,197 [Diana] I've only been here a week and a half, and there hasn't been, 546 00:29:00,281 --> 00:29:04,618 you know, that much time to see the town, but I like it so far. 547 00:29:17,298 --> 00:29:18,382 [whistles] 548 00:29:18,466 --> 00:29:20,885 Oh, didn't I see you last night? 549 00:29:20,968 --> 00:29:23,262 Yeah. I had my daughter with me last night. 550 00:29:23,345 --> 00:29:25,431 I was gonna try to get her out to meet you. 551 00:29:25,514 --> 00:29:27,725 [commentator] This could be the final time 552 00:29:27,808 --> 00:29:30,394 we see the GOAT suiting up for a home game. 553 00:29:34,857 --> 00:29:37,985 [commentator 2] She started all 564 Mercury games. 554 00:29:38,068 --> 00:29:39,904 She's done all of this in one jersey 555 00:29:39,987 --> 00:29:42,615 with Phoenix across her chest this whole time. 556 00:29:42,698 --> 00:29:44,742 [commentator 4] Could it be the night? 557 00:29:44,825 --> 00:29:47,453 [commentator 2] I don't know. It really is seeming like it 558 00:29:47,536 --> 00:29:50,122 with the marketing campaign. The Mercury are rolling out. 559 00:29:50,206 --> 00:29:52,291 They're saying if this is it. 560 00:29:52,374 --> 00:29:55,127 [buzzer blares] 561 00:29:57,588 --> 00:29:59,256 [Diana] When the game's over… 562 00:30:01,133 --> 00:30:05,054 it was kind of like one of those moments when you can't hear anything. 563 00:30:06,263 --> 00:30:08,724 And you kinda just… We just go sit down. 564 00:30:10,309 --> 00:30:13,103 And just sit there, and not think about anything. 565 00:30:14,939 --> 00:30:17,775 I didn't have this, you know, running highlight 566 00:30:17,858 --> 00:30:20,945 of 20 years goin' past my eyes. 567 00:30:21,028 --> 00:30:23,280 You know, I didn't have that. 568 00:30:23,364 --> 00:30:24,782 The game's over. 569 00:30:24,865 --> 00:30:29,453 [commentator 2] And we are waiting for the post-game celebration to start. 570 00:30:29,537 --> 00:30:34,875 And chants from the X-Factor, "one more year." 571 00:30:34,959 --> 00:30:37,586 [announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, make some noise 572 00:30:37,670 --> 00:30:40,214 for Diana Taurasi! 573 00:30:40,297 --> 00:30:45,427 [cheering] 574 00:30:45,511 --> 00:30:47,763 [Diana] There's really no place to start, 575 00:30:47,846 --> 00:30:49,807 but there's always a place to finish. 576 00:30:49,890 --> 00:30:52,351 And it seems to be in the same place. 577 00:30:52,434 --> 00:30:57,690 Which, as you guys know, when I got here in 2004, 578 00:30:57,773 --> 00:31:00,651 I kinda knew I was gonna be here for a long time. 579 00:31:00,734 --> 00:31:02,736 [crowd cheering] 580 00:31:02,820 --> 00:31:05,906 [Diana] I had a feeling that this was home 581 00:31:05,990 --> 00:31:09,118 in a strange and mysterious way. 582 00:31:09,201 --> 00:31:11,787 The people here, the city. 583 00:31:11,870 --> 00:31:15,249 [cheering] 584 00:31:15,332 --> 00:31:17,710 And if it is the last time… 585 00:31:17,793 --> 00:31:19,628 [upbeat orchestral music] 586 00:31:23,048 --> 00:31:25,050 If it is the last time… 587 00:31:25,134 --> 00:31:28,178 [crowd chanting] One more year! 588 00:31:28,262 --> 00:31:30,306 It… [chuckles] 589 00:31:30,389 --> 00:31:31,640 Y'all… 590 00:31:31,724 --> 00:31:36,562 [cheering] 591 00:31:36,645 --> 00:31:37,980 But… 592 00:31:40,441 --> 00:31:43,193 if it is the last time, 593 00:31:43,277 --> 00:31:46,113 it felt like the first time. I love you guys. 594 00:31:46,196 --> 00:31:47,865 [crowd cheers] 595 00:31:49,158 --> 00:31:50,909 [orchestral music rises] 596 00:32:11,472 --> 00:32:14,475 [announcer] Let's here it one more time 597 00:32:14,558 --> 00:32:17,728 for the greatest of all time… 598 00:32:19,438 --> 00:32:21,440 [Lilliana] 599 00:32:31,992 --> 00:32:34,620 [Mario] 600 00:32:49,259 --> 00:32:52,012 [Geno] Something that's remained constant since the beginning 601 00:32:52,096 --> 00:32:56,809 is her love of the things that matter most in her life: 602 00:32:56,892 --> 00:33:00,813 her family, basketball, people. 603 00:33:02,064 --> 00:33:04,358 [Sue] In some weird way, even though the two of us 604 00:33:04,441 --> 00:33:08,320 were not born in an era where we got to make a living 605 00:33:08,404 --> 00:33:10,447 in the ways that we did overseas. 606 00:33:10,531 --> 00:33:12,408 I also wouldn't change a thing, because I got to play 607 00:33:12,491 --> 00:33:14,451 with one of the greatest of all time. 608 00:33:14,535 --> 00:33:16,870 I got to witness it. I got to see it every day. 609 00:33:16,954 --> 00:33:19,498 She made me a better player, me a better person. 610 00:33:19,581 --> 00:33:21,083 But forget the basketball. 611 00:33:21,166 --> 00:33:24,503 I feel lucky that she's one of my closest friends. 612 00:33:24,586 --> 00:33:26,338 [Vince] How do you thank someone 613 00:33:26,422 --> 00:33:30,008 for giving her entire career to one team? 614 00:33:30,092 --> 00:33:33,887 I'm under no pretense, at any time, she could've left. 615 00:33:33,971 --> 00:33:38,142 She stayed here in the place that she built. 616 00:33:38,225 --> 00:33:41,437 So much of our identity, our best moments, 617 00:33:41,520 --> 00:33:45,733 the reason fans fell in love with the team. It's her. 618 00:33:49,069 --> 00:33:50,487 [fan] One more year! 619 00:33:50,571 --> 00:33:53,115 [young fan] One more year, please! 620 00:33:53,198 --> 00:33:57,035 [crowd chanting] One more year! One more year! 621 00:34:02,249 --> 00:34:03,417 [car horn honks] 622 00:34:03,500 --> 00:34:05,627 [Diana] Leo, you checking these buildings out? 623 00:34:05,711 --> 00:34:09,256 [Leo] Yeah. The buildings are taller than downtown. 624 00:34:10,340 --> 00:34:11,800 [Diana] What did Bill text? 625 00:34:11,884 --> 00:34:13,469 He said, "Hey, Diana, it's Bill. 626 00:34:13,552 --> 00:34:15,429 Congrats on knowing when to go." 627 00:34:15,512 --> 00:34:17,139 -[laughs] -Oh, my God. 628 00:34:18,265 --> 00:34:19,224 So typical. 629 00:34:20,809 --> 00:34:22,227 [man] That's funny. 630 00:34:25,063 --> 00:34:27,357 Well, it's time to go. 631 00:34:29,818 --> 00:34:33,155 [city traffic noise] 632 00:34:33,238 --> 00:34:36,450 [Diana] I've always had the mind set of I'm fighting everyone. 633 00:34:37,117 --> 00:34:38,994 'Cause I know what we have to do to win. 634 00:34:39,077 --> 00:34:41,079 [gentle piano music] 635 00:34:41,163 --> 00:34:43,290 So, I don't feel like I have to fight anymore. 636 00:34:45,167 --> 00:34:47,836 -Good morning. How are ya? -[woman 8] Good morning. 637 00:34:47,920 --> 00:34:50,714 [Diana] I'm gonna do all these things that I've wanted to do 638 00:34:50,798 --> 00:34:53,884 without worrying about coming back to something. 639 00:34:54,593 --> 00:34:58,680 Whether it's friendships, digging in more to my family… 640 00:34:58,764 --> 00:35:01,350 It's always been right there, and I gotta go. 641 00:35:01,433 --> 00:35:03,018 Let's get a picture right here. 642 00:35:03,101 --> 00:35:05,395 -[Penny] Yeah. -Come on. Do your best late night face. 643 00:35:05,479 --> 00:35:07,481 [Penny laughs] 644 00:35:07,564 --> 00:35:09,233 You got late night hair. Let's go. 645 00:35:09,316 --> 00:35:12,444 -[Isla babbling] -This guy. 646 00:35:12,528 --> 00:35:14,196 [shutter clicking] 647 00:35:15,447 --> 00:35:18,033 Endings are a little overrated. 648 00:35:18,116 --> 00:35:20,953 Everyone wants the perfect situation. 649 00:35:21,036 --> 00:35:24,331 And you'll never have that. You won't have it in life, 650 00:35:24,414 --> 00:35:26,124 and you definitely won't have it in basketball. 651 00:35:29,294 --> 00:35:33,215 When the ending is here, it's here. 652 00:35:34,466 --> 00:35:35,759 And you just move forward. 653 00:35:39,054 --> 00:35:44,059 [woman 9] Would you please give it up for the one and only, Diana Taurasi! 654 00:35:44,142 --> 00:35:48,605 [crowd cheering] 655 00:35:53,777 --> 00:35:56,196 [closing music playing] se give it up for the one and only, Diana Taurasi!