Maya Moore Research Paper

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     Maya Moore   The person I decided to research is Maya Moore. She is famous because she plays in the WNBA. "Every time you play anything, there's a chance you can win. There's no reason not to complete no matter what you are playing." -Maya Moore. That is one of her famous quotes.   Maya Moore was born on June 11, 1989, in Jefferson City, MO. Maya has one sibling, Olivia Dabney. Maya started playing basketball when she was three years old. Her mom put up a basketball hoop up on their little apartment door. Maya's mom's name is Kathryn Moore. Maya was raised by just her mom. Her nickname as a kid was Maya the bee because there was a cartoon character named Maya the bee.  Some of Maya's interests are art and reading. …show more content…
Maya has entered some of her artwork in contest. Some day she would like to travel around the world just for fun.   Maya's accomplishments in life are getting drafted into the WNBA. She was the first pick of the 2011 draft. The Minnesota Lynx drafted her. She has made a huge impact on my life and others because she is a kind of person that never gives up and is a good motivation to never give up on the things that you want to accomplish in life.  To go into her years before the WNBA, Maya attended to the Collins High School, near Suwanne, Georgia. Her record for basketball was 125-3 for all the games she played in high school. Her favorite ice cream flavor is mint chocolate chip. if she wasn't a professional basketball player, she would want something to do with music. Some other of her quotes are, " Anything where you are  keeping score, I want to win." The second one is, "I just don't see why we are down." -Maya Moore. Maya's full name is Maya April

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