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Series note: The Storm conducted exit interviews on Oct. 4, giving me the opportunity to ask players everything from views on their season to fashion and hair tips. I'll post conversations from each in the upcoming days. Centers Ewelina Kobryn (Poland) and Ann Wauters (Belgium) won't be featured due to their quick return home. Here's a conversation with forward Svetlana Abrosimova. A member of the 2010 Storm championship team, Abrosimova was re-signed in June after being cut from her Russian national team. She had a smaller role as a reserve in 2012, which decreased further after spraining her wrist toward the end of the regular-season. She averaged 4.6 points and 2.9 rebounds in 19 games this season. During the playoff series against Minnesota, she averaged 3.5 minutes.

Q: You went to the Madonna concert (Oct. 3)? Abrosimova: Yeah, it's a good thing they know me here (KeyArena). My ticket didn't (scan correctly). But security recognized me and let me in.

Q: Are you a big fan of hers? Abrosimova: Not a big fan, but in Russia, growing up you listen to Madonna and Michael Jackson. I kept missing her concerts. She had one in my hometown (St. Petersburg), it was an open-air concert, and I missed it. And I almost missed last night.

Q: You've done year-round play, how are you physically? Abrosimova: I don't do year-round anymore. I'm great. Whenever I get my wrist back to normal, I'll be good to go. I have two months before I have to report (to Dynamo Moscow). I didn't play much in the playoffs, so I'm not as banged up as the other girls, obviously. So, I actually feel good.

Q: You had a weird year even before joining the Storm, how do you look back on everything that's happened? Abrosimova: Obviously the whole thing with the Olympics, when it started, it was extremely tough. It was probably the lowest point of my career because of how I felt; you feel like people don't respect you anymore, people don't want you anymore and they took away your dream. I was hurting a lot and obviously I was happy (Storm coach) Brian (Agler) started talking to me. Coming here, it made me work through things instead of sitting at home and thinking about it or feeling sorry for myself or any other thoughts. You never know how the process works. It was good to be here (during the Olympic break) training camp with no games, working hard while the other girls were doing the Olympic thing. It definitely helped me as a person, as a player.

Q: Really? Abrosimova: Just to keep doing what you love. It doesn't matter what other people take away from you, you can still get better and I was in a good situation with players who wanted to get better and work hard. When the (WNBA) games started, unfortunately players were getting hurt, so I was getting more (playing) time. I did feel like I was back in the game and feeling normal game after game, getting my timing back. Obviously two years ago we won a championship and everything was great. This year was a completely different story. A lot of missed shots at the end. A lot of injuries. It makes you appreciate the other year more. But at the same time, by going through tough things here, you get closer to the team. Seattle means more now because it wasn't just that easy. (My) first year, you kind of got lucky. People say it was just one of those seasons. So, yeah, I was there only one year but now it's the second year and we fought through a lot of things. You see how an organization works when it's tough. It makes me feel like I'm even more part of the team. You know what I mean?

Q: Yes. You're also a free agent. You say you feel closer, so is there that want to come back here? Abrosimova: I'm still emotional. I felt like I could have done more to help the team, especially since people were playing with injuries. So, I can't say I'm overly happy with my personal season, how I played. But it is my team. I love my team. I love the girls. I just need time to think. And I'm sure what coach's...they're not offering me a contract tomorrow. They have to think about direction -- new players, younger players -- but it is a possibility.

Q: Is it like it was after the 2010 title? If you do come to the conclusion that you want to play, it would only be in Seattle? Abrosimova: I don't know. I can't be that sure.

Q: Since you were here before, how have you seen Camille Little grow? Abrosimova: She was the only player this year who was always there in every practice. She didn't get hurt. She was that cornerstone of the team. There's Sue (Bird) and Lauren (Jackson), obviously, but Camille? The way she played and she was undersized than most players was like, 'Wow, she's really good.' Her defense is amazing. That's all the things that everybody knows. I'm not telling you anything new. But to have at least one person who was there the whole time and being in every drill and every practice. Because sometimes it's hard when coach is trying to save players or let them heal their injuries. They're on the team, but they're not practicing because they can't. So, it's tough to work in practice and then go on the court and all of a sudden you have different players coming in. But Camille was always there so you felt comfortable.

Q: Do you think the league knows enough about Camille? Abrosimova: I don't think so. I don't think (the WNBA) appreciates her as much as they should. It's like the league chooses these players and they follow them all the way through their career and it's hard to get in that mix, to bring in somebody from the outside of that. Same with Tanisha (Wright). It's one of those things, it's life. You can be a great person or be extremely smart but never get a good job and never get paid. What are you going to do? You play hard, you work hard, you win championships. That's how you prove you're the best or you're one of the best people. All that outside stuff, it doesn't matter.

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Storm Exit Interviews: The word from Svetlana Abrosimova