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| wnba_profile = sue_bird }} Suzanne Brigit "Sue" Bird (born October 16, 1980) is an American professional women's basketball player for the Seattle Storm and UMMC Ekaterinburg. In high school, she was the New York State Player of the Year, the ''New York Daily News'' Player of the Year, and a WBCA All-American. In her senior year at undefeated UConn in 2002, she won the Wade Trophy and the Naismith Award as College Player of the Year.〔 She finished her UConn career ranked first in three-point field goal percentage and free throw percentage, second in assists and steals, and as a three-time winner of the Nancy Lieberman Award as the top point guard in the nation, while leading her team to a record of 114–4. The Seattle Storm selected Bird with the first overall pick of the 2002 WNBA Draft, and she has been a seven-time WNBA All-Star. She is one of 9 women to win an Olympic Gold Medal, an NCAA Championship, and a WNBA Championship. In 2011, she was voted in by fans as one of the WNBA's Top 15 Players of All Time. ==Early life== Bird was born on October 16, 1980 in Syosset, Nassau County, New York to Herschel and Nancy Bird. She has an older sister named Jen.〔 Her father is an Italian-born Russian Jew〔 and their original last name was "Boorda".〔 As a result, she has also held Israeli citizenship since 2006 but represents her birth country (the United States) in international competitions.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sue Bird )〕 Bird was raised in her mother's Christian religion.〔The Jewish News, by Nate Bloom, 2004〕 Bird was interested in sports from an early age, which was partly influenced by her athletic older sister.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sue Bird )〕 Besides basketball, she played soccer, tennis, and ran track. Sue became a very good player and started playing AAU basketball in the sixth grade. While only 11 years old, she played during halftime of a St. John's basketball game; her play was so impressive that a security guard asked for her autograph.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sue Bird」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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