It is always beautiful when an athlete who is the best of their profession decides to move away – even when you see him coming. This is how it was this week when Diana Taurasi announced that she hung up her sneakers.
Taurasi’s potential retirement has been a subject of conversation for months, even before it wins Yet another Olympic gold medal With Team USA last summer in Paris. However, when you sit down and read his achievements, that Ben Pickman and Chantel Jennings have done such a wonderful job to describe – here And here – You cannot help but amaze the impact left by the 42 -year -old man.
Taurasi was such an influential force in basketball that we had to include it in this week’s quiz, so you would be wise to read these stories linked above before you start.
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The best stories mentioned in this week’s quiz
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