Teresa Weatherspoon’s Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Speech

Teresa Weatherspoon delivers her speech upon being enshrined to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2019.

[@lorif1706]

I remember watching her play. What a great athlete and leader, she never gave up.

[@bigmez83]

One of the greatest in wnba history. Nice also to see cynthia, tina and shreyl togheter again, those comets are legendary

[@hectorlopez1069]

Absolutely, legendary to win 4 in a roll when the WNBA first began in 1997.

[@cannedkitty]

Larry Bird in tears at 4:18 I never want to hear anyone rip on the WNBA again. Basketball is a gift to all of us.

[@onlyone23km]

Of course this will fall on deaf ears, as always.

[@tony2x69]

That’s why they can’t make layups, the WNBA is uninteresting

[@funnystuff9602]

I’m sorry but that stuffs trash

[@calebr3097]

WNBA is awful

[@greenranger8884]

Wow! You're right the WNBA is so ZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzz.

[@bigcheese1280]

One of the best speeches I've ever heard at a Hall of Fame Ceremony. She hit a homerun with this speech.

[@jabrianichole1599]

I absolutely LOVE T-Spoon...loved her since I was a kid watching those WNBA games and I'll never forget that half court shot at the buzzer 😂

[@majorgrimes8756]

Wow! That was truly an amazing speech from T-Spoon! She definitely dropped a 💎 with the 3 frogs metaphor

[@kfowl3656]

This speech was so touching and inspirational! I felt more from T-spoon than most speeches I heard in my years! I love this woman! GO SKY!❤

[@bobjames5264]

WOW...I just relived memories yesterday of ”THE SHOT” she took in game two of the 1999 WNBA Finals versus those three ladies who inducted her in. Now to see all that history sitting there 20 years later....AMAZING!!!

[@hectorlopez1069]

Exactly

[@Dizzle0919]

She is going to be the first female Head Coach in NBA history mark my words..She is knowledgeable and a motivator. It's gonna happen

[@sumphoneo]

This was so touching ♥

[@jamesfarmerii7166]

What a speech! What a player!!

[@elliotmponela2698]

This is a powerful Lady

[@reflectionprogression2210]

Beautiful...well deserved...well spoken...congratulations.

[@dblessone8168]

One of the best speeches ever..GB

[@robensland7347]

oh mannnnn i cried half of this video. To me, this was the 2nd most emotional speech , after Allen Iverson. T-Spoon, you're my ALL-TIME favorite female and one of my ALL-TIME favorite players. It was a JOY watching you. The biggest heart! the biggest Passion! The only sad thing is not winning ONE....just ONE Ring in our home New York. Congratulations. You are a Legend. I might burst into tears if i ever meet you

[@derrickseitzer7703]

T spoon thank you for your game, one of the best.

[@FurnGuyJo]

I have a Sports Illustrated magazine from Jan. 9th 1989, you open it up and ten college athletes are there from the Honda awards program, under the title, “Practice Makes Perfect” and there sits a young Teresa Weatherspoon from Louisiana Tech University.

[@marcuscook1179]

What a humbling and inspiring speech. T Spoon is an amazing gift to the game of basketball and life. I have watched a number of HOF speeches and this was by far the BEST!!

[@raynitachristopher2353]

🥰One of the greatest in WNBA!!!

[@hectorlopez1069]

She was so fast with the ball with the liberty.

[@msgettrich2]

I'm out done. With a heavy heart and mascara running down my face, her speech was so inspiring to me. I'm so honored to have met you.

[@jimjohnson5118]

That was Beautiful. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@kenyattasouthernlotharp1129]

One of the best

[@paulsilas9070]

Congratulations Spoon & talk about a Big 3 how about Swoops, Thompson and Cooper.

[@jameskilcoyne1955]

One of the best performances I have ever seen, was T-Spoon's night vs. #1 Texas in the Final Four. She carried the Lady Techsters to an incredible win, she refused to lose, refused to allow the team to lose. Incredible performance. Go Spoon!

[@robjay8508]

Man i never cried for a hall of fame speech damn these girls really appreciate what the game did for them

[@ryearnd]

SPOON!!!

[@_cjforthewin6263]

Class 💯

[@craigwolf9916]

All heart ❤️ 💙 💜 💖

[@glennshufford5815]

Teresa was good in high school and middle school and was a hard worker on the basketball court and strong can.shot the ball good passing and rebound made history and played in.collge sets record in college and went to wnba new York library and was awesome guard she was one best onthat team and always good on defense and jersey. Should be up and now int the top office and hall of fame m.v.p

[@Blu-Man]

hope to meet t spoon in person some day and get an autograpgh

[@dwayneherd6123]

Coach Swindell is like my big sister great woman

[@hectorlopez1069]

They were beginning their WNBA careers when i was in middle school in the late 90s and 2000s. They were great to the game of basketball. Girls can play basketball.

[@mullimulls4653]

THE BEST SPEECH EVER. GO T-SPOON

[@felacadena9231]

it's so inspiring

[@junebugg1926]

Wow, love T W for life, she was fearless she threw caution to the win. This is life, this is Theresa Witherspoon. Congradulations

[@timhoward5]

Congratulations*

[@maryknight7131]

Awesome heart felt ❤️ speech had me laughing and crying happy tears for you congratulations to a fearless professional basketball player athlete 👏 God bless you!!!!!!!

[@luissamayoa8144]

God I love her so much

[@j-r-m7775]

Damn bro I'm not a WNBA fan by any means but she is a class act 100%. She is a great role model.

[@JerseyCity478]

My girl!

[@GregSkinner]

my favorite wnba player

[@zabariduwab9950]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@zabariduwab9950]

Idk why I cried when the video started 🤣

[@comfortsheriff1352]

Reese made me start looking for anything T-Spoon, just want to know who I'm about investing my time on in the WMBA

[@robjay8508]

She is angel Reese on steroids good Reese got on the sky spoon will bring out the best in her

[@kenyattasouthernlotharp1129]

Beautiful miss you fan

[@kenyatta2012]

❤

[@kfowl3656]

OMG THAT FROG STORY HAVE ME IN TEARS!! LET YOUR HATERS AND NAYSAYERS WORDS FALL ON DEF EARS!

[@creydadj]

3:21 lmao

[@p.capes1]

⛹🏿‍♀️🐐

[@creydadj]

This is gonna be Kobe’s HOF speech with MJ, Phil, Jerry West and especially Shaq as his presenters

[@richiebee1984]

I SAY LEBRON,D.WADE AND MJ WILL BE HIS PRESENTERS.I KIND OF DOUBT SHAQ WILL SHOW UP FOR KOBE!!

[@michaelbarber1805]

@@richiebee1984 Why would anyone not show up for a guy who was instrumental in helping me win 3 world titles. Its not as u see it

[@timhoward5]

FUCK KOBE

[@feelinfroggy1733]

timhoward5 fuck u bitch!!!!!

[@thedreamer7240]

@@timhoward5 fuck you

[@timhoward5]

Even the og for wnba was much better than today's wnba

[@odysseymack9122]

timhoward5 man I was thinking the same women played harder back in the 80’s and 90’s could be because they didn’t have much opportunity so they played most of their pick up games street ball and against men it’s most definitely something missing now

[@dwadeisthegoat2020]

Can’t wait to see Dwyane Wade Lebron and Chris Bosh here soon

[@creydadj]

DWade in the 2023 HOF

[@timhoward5]

@BOMBAATA Wilt Chamberlain 2K 20K it ain't gonna happen

[@cashouttdan]

Wish Kobe was able to be here 😔

[@gregoryhill7960]

You earned it young lady # Jesus loves ❤ U

[@TorranceJPlaylist]

Female AI

[@EricTheActor805]

Tom Chambers

[@von10k89]

who tf are u??