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Teresa Edwards - "i'm At Peace"

Edwards missed out on big professional dollars because the WNBA arrived after the prime of her career. She had to play abroad for several seasons and her one pro league in the U.S. folded. Ironically, the WNBA, which put Edwards's ABL out of business, has begun to struggle financially as the NBA has begun to distance itself. "A cynic might argue the (NBA) lost interest in the women once a potential entertainment competitor, the ABL, went out of business," Filip Bondy wrote in the New York Daily News in January, 2003.

Career Statistics

Yr Team GP Pts FG% FT% RPG APG SPG
ATL: Atlanta Glory; GA: University of Georgia; PHI: Philadelphia Rage; US: United States Olympic Team.
1983 GA 33 430 .459 .634 2.2 4.8 2.12
1984 GA 33 465 .524 .785 2.5 4.1 2.45
1984 US 6 15 .273 .333 2.0 1.3 1.2
1985 GA 30 464 .527 .734 2.8 4.8 3.33
1986 GA 32 630 .558 .788 4.6 4.1 2.84
1988 US 5 83 .579 .810 1.8 3.4 4.6
1992 US 5 63 .371 .600 0.4 5.4 3.6
1996 US 8 55 .600 .462 3.8 8.0 1.0
1997 ATL 40 842 .423 .852 6.7 5.6 0.5
1998 ATL 44 899 .419 .858 6.4 6.7 0.3
1999 PHI 14 294 .498 .345 4.8 6.5 0.3
2000 US 8 49 .613 .800 1.9 3.4 0.4

But Edwards, known as "T" to her friends, has no regrets. "I played when I was supposed to," she told the online journal Canoe. "I'm very happy with the process. I'm at peace with where I am. If somehow my abilities and talents have been used to further the game, then it feels good."

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