In an exclusive conversation with TIME, Taurasi reveals publicly for the first time that she’s retiring from basketball.

Before she became a record-setting pro basketball player, Diana Taurasi was a young athlete in Chino with big dreams. Her father, Mario Taurasi, was a professional soccer player in Italy.

Before she became a record-setting pro basketball player, Diana Taurasi was a young athlete in Chino with big dreams. Her father, Mario Taurasi, was a professional soccer player in Italy.

Don Lugo's Larry Webster, Diana Taurasi's high school coach for four years, said it was clear she was destined for a great basketball career.

Taurasi shares a touching moment courtside with her parents, Mario and Liliana. By Morgan Fischer ...

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The daughter of immigrants—her mother Liliana is from Argentina, and her father Mario was born in Italy and raised in Argentina—Taurasi hung up bullhorns in her house that her parents brought ...

Born on June 11, 1982, in Glendale, California, Taurasi grew up in Chino, California. Her father, Mario, was a professional soccer player in Italy, and her mother, Liliana, also hailed from Argentina.