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Who helped the Mercury veterans when they were rookies?

By Alex Simon

SEATTLE - MAY 27: Sancho Lyttle #21, Michelle Snow #2 and Sheryl Swoopes #22 of the Houston Comets talk things over as they return to the court after a timeout in their WNBA game with the Seattle Storm on May 27, 2005 at Key Arena in Seattle, Washington. NOTE TO USER: User Expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2005 NBAE. (Photo by Jeff Reinking/NBAE via Getty Images)
SEATTLE - MAY 27: Sancho Lyttle #21, Michelle Snow #2 and Sheryl Swoopes #22 of the Houston Comets talk things over as they return to the court after a timeout in their WNBA game with the Seattle Storm on May 27, 2005 at Key Arena in Seattle, Washington. NOTE TO USER: User Expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2005 NBAE. (Photo by Jeff Reinking/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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STORRS, CT – NOVEMBER 2: Diana Taurasi #12 of the Women’s USA Basketball team talks to her former coach at UConn, Coach Geno Auriemma, during the game between the USA National Team and the University of Connecticut at Gampel Pavilion November 2, 2007 in Storrs, Connecticut. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2007 NBAE (Photo by Jennifer Pottheiser/NBAE via Getty Images)
STORRS, CT – NOVEMBER 2: Diana Taurasi #12 of the Women’s USA Basketball team talks to her former coach at UConn, Coach Geno Auriemma, during the game between the USA National Team and the University of Connecticut at Gampel Pavilion November 2, 2007 in Storrs, Connecticut. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2007 NBAE (Photo by Jennifer Pottheiser/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Diana Taurasi (Rookie season/team: 2004 Phoenix Mercury)

Coach: Geno Auriemma

“I was so young and impressionable and he taught me so much,” Taurasi said. “And it was hard — those were probably the hardest four years of my life. Just learning what it took to compete, what it meant to be a good teammate, what it meant to work hard. You think you know what it is, and then there’s always a different level. I think everyone finds a person who they can relate to, that they get along well with [and] that just pushes them over the edge, and for me, that was him, for sure.”

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