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Five Toughest to Guard

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By Alana Beard
| The Players' Tribune Verified
Coach Agler and I have this look we give each other. He knows how much I hate it when a player scores on me. Hate it. When it happens, I look over to him, and he looks at me, and just kind of nods. He knows what I’m thinking. He says the same thing every time: “Make it tough! Stay in plays!” I used to always want to make the big play — the big steal, the big block. But great defense isn’t always flashy — it’s work. Unrelenting work. This year, Coach has reminded me of that.
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Write Your Story, Babygirl

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By Essence Carson, Alana Beard, David Nwaba
| The Players' Tribune Verified
It seemed like nobody knew his real name. People just called him Picture Man. Paterson, New Jersey, where I grew up, is the hood � the inner city � the ghetto � whatever you want to call it. And a lot of people have nicknames in the hood — funny nicknames, mean nicknames, really stupid nicknames, nicknames that make no sense at all, gang nicknames, everything. Picture Man got his name because he was always taking photos. You’d see him riding around on his bike.
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Los Angeles Sparks Alana Beard: Five Toughest to Guard

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By Alana Beard
| The Oklahoma Eagle Verified
Coach Agler and I have this look we give each other. He knows how much I hate it when a player scores on me. Hate it. When it happens, I look over to him, and he looks at me, and just kind of nods. He knows what I’m thinking. He says the same thing every time: “Make it tough! Stay in plays!” I used to always want to make the big play — the big steal, the big block. But great defense isn’t always flashy — it’s work. Unrelenting work. This year, Coach has reminded me of that.
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Alana Beard WNBA

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By Mingo Nesmith, Alana Beard, Sue Bird
| The Players' Tribune Verified
Coach Agler and I have this look we give each other. He knows how much I hate it when a player scores on me. Hate it. When it happens, I look over to him, and he looks at me, and just kind of nods. He knows what I’m thinking. He says the same thing every time: “Make it tough! Stay in plays!� I used to always want to make the big play — the big steal, the big block. But great defense isn’t always flashy — it’s work. Unrelenting work. This year, Coach has reminded me of that.
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Alana Beard WNBA

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By Sue Bird, Mingo Nesmith, Alana Beard
| The Players' Tribune Verified
Coach Agler and I have this look we give each other. He knows how much I hate it when a player scores on me. Hate it. When it happens, I look over to him, and he looks at me, and just kind of nods. He knows what I’m thinking. He says the same thing every time: “Make it tough! Stay in plays!� I used to always want to make the big play — the big steal, the big block. But great defense isn’t always flashy — it’s work. Unrelenting work. This year, Coach has reminded me of that.
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