Featuring in a Celebratory Send-Off, WNBA Veteran Sue Bird Finds Herself on Cloud 9

Sports has its way of touching people’s lives. Here comes such a case with the legendary WNBA basketball icon and fan-favorite Sue Bird as she touches a new milestone in her life after retirement. The 43-year-old veteran star has been a significant part of the WNBA for almost 2 decades, through which she was honored with numerous accolades and awards.

However, sometimes it is still not enough to get recognized among people, even if you give your whole life to your endeavor. But Sue came to make a change and her recent achievement proves just that. Telling her story in her way, here’s to Sue Bird, the living WNBA legend.

The wondrous story of Sue Bird

Bird’s career as one of the greatest players in the WNBA history has been an inspiration for many young girls. However, being a female athlete does have its downside too as despite having a stellar career, not many people know about this living legend, let alone her accomplishments in basketball.

But now after almost 2 years of her retirement, the 4-time WNBA veteran gets a perfect send-off, featuring in an inspirational documentary titled – ‘Sue Bird: In the Clutch’. She recently shared several posts in her Instagram stories, giving a glimpse of reviews on her latest achievement. Notably, the Sundance Film Festival has premiered this documentary and is running in Utah this week.

The documentary details Sue Bird giving her strong voice to a variety of issues including racism, equality, sexism, and anti-LGBTQ+ prejudice, to name a few. The documentary also brings attention to the lack of women’s resources in sports, issues in the WNBA, along her time playing in Russia during offseasons.

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The film has been directed by the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning documentarian Sarah Dowland. As one of her smartest pieces of work, Sarah has given viewers a close and unfamiliar look into Bird’s life with Bird’s fiancee Megan Rapinoe as she walks towards retirement after a 20-year career in the WNBA.

Some nuggets on Bird’s magnificent life as an athlete

Sue Bird has always been one of the players who has wonderfully broken barriers and helped shatter the nerve-wracking taboos of the outdated society. She did all that by simply being the best at her game. From 2002 to 2022 as the Seattle Storm’s point guard, Bird stayed consistent and kept her longevity intact. As a result, she became the only WNBA player to win titles in three different decades.

As an effective leader of her team, her performance and exceptional skills have always been instrumental in the team’s success. This resilient nature led her to win many accolades including 4 WNBA championships (2004, 2010, 2018, 2020), 13-time WNBA All-Star, 5-time All-WNBA First Team member. In addition, she led the United States and won 5 gold medals as a national team player in the Olympic Games.

The WNBA veteran basks in a celebratory send-off, soaring to Cloud 9 as she concludes a remarkable career.

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There are many stories to tell about Sue as a magnificent athlete, however, her documentary says it all, more so, bringing a change to degrading narratives.