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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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NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 24: Basketball Coach C. Vivian Stringer and Essence Carson attend “Venus Vs.” and “Coach” New York Special Screening at Paley Center For Media on June 24, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Jim Spellman/WireImage)
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 24: Basketball Coach C. Vivian Stringer and Essence Carson attend “Venus Vs.” and “Coach” New York Special Screening at Paley Center For Media on June 24, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Jim Spellman/WireImage) /

Essence Carson (Rookie season/team: 2008 New York Liberty)

Coach C. Vivian Stringer

“The way she ran her program, she always taught us how to be a professional at all times, so by the time I got there and became a real professional, everything made sense,” Carson said. “She just taught us about life in general — she’s an amazing basketball coach, but she’s an amazing life coach, too.”

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