Diana Taurasi, the WNBA's all-time leading scorer, avoided the spectacle of retirement ceremonies and left the game on her own terms.

"After 20 years of playing in the WNBA, Diana Taurasi is officially retiring 🧡," the league wrote on X. "Thank you Diana for changing the game forever, all of the accolades could never amount to the type of person and edge you embodied when you stepped out there on the court."

In an exclusive conversation with TIME, Taurasi reveals publicly for the first time that she’s retiring from basketball. “Mentally and physically, I’m just full,” says Taurasi, who played all 20 of her WNBA seasons for the Mercury. “That’s probably the best way I can describe it. I’m full and I’m happy.”

With a flair for heroic plays and her trademark bun hairstyle, Taurasi was voted by fans in 2021 as the WNBA’s Greatest of All Time.

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is considered by many to be the greatest basketball player in the history of the game and with the end of his career looming, it is important for everyone to appreciate him while he is still active.