Sue Bird played basketball only as a hobby.
2010 WNBA Finals . Only two players remain from the championship roster -- all-stars Sue Bird and Lauren Jackson . The All-WNBA Team is an annual Women 's National Basketball Association ( WNBA ) honor bestowed on the best players in the league following every WNBA season . Suzanne Brigit `` Sue '' Bird ( born October 16 , 1980 ) is an American professional basketball player for the Seattle Storm of the Women 's National Basketball Association ( WNBA ) . Bird has won two WNBA championships ( 2004 , 2010 ) , four Olympic gold medals , ( 2004 , 2008 , 2012 , 2016 ) , and led the WNBA in assists three times ( 2005 , 2009 , 2016 ) . The Women 's National Basketball Association ( WNBA ) is the major women 's professional basketball league in North America .