Quotes by Donna Orender

“We strive to do all that we can to help emphasize the importance of sports and athletics for women and young people. National Girls and Women in Sports Day recognizes female athletes that came before us, and encourages future generations of girls to make physical fitness a regular part of their lives.”

“With our pre-draft camp in town and with our draft taking place less than 24 hours after an NCAA national champion is crowned, Boston will be the Mecca of womens basketball during the first week of April.”

“We thought this would be a great place for all of us to gather. We just wanted to be able to be where our fan base is, as well as our coaches and personnel. [Boston] will be the mecca of womens basketball that week, so it just makes sense.”

“We thought that would just add to their celebration and enjoyment.”

“The league is right where we want it to be in terms of expectations of where we want to go.”

“Were all about getting the fans involved. A lot of what we do is about getting people to sample our product, and people wanting to come back for more when they see how far the league and the game has come since we first started. We want to continue expanding in the future, and we want to continue attracting better talent.”

“Detroit certainly has a lot of talent and marquee players. Its a question of uniting the fan base to where it was when Detroit won the title.”

“I think we had 22 credentials for press last year and we had 78 today.”