let s listen. [ speaking russian ] i want to apologize to my teammates, my club, the fans and the city for my mistake i made and the embarrassment i brought to them. [ speaking russian ] i want to also apologize to my parents, my siblings, the phoenix mercury organization back at home, the amazing women of the wnba, and my amazing spouse back at home. [ speaking in russian ] i never meant to hurt anybody. i never meant to put in jeopardy the russian population. i never meant to break any laws here. [ speaking in russian ] i made an honest mistake and i hope that in your ruling that it doesn t end my life here. [ speaking in russian ] i know that everybody keeps talking about political pawn, and politics, but i hope that that is far from this courtroom. [ speaking in russian ] i want to say again that i had no intent on breaking any russian laws, i had no intent, i did not conspire or plan to commit this crime. [ speaking in russian ] i hope you take into accoun
commit this crime. [ speaking in russian ] i hope you take into account all the documents, all the character lists, everybody that sent in on my behalf. [ speaking in russian ] again, i want to apologize to my teammates, and the organization for any damage that i may have done to them. i never intended on hurting them. this is my second home. and all i wanted to do was just win championships and make them proud. [ speaking in russian ]