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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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