Asked if she has confidence in her command of the English language, Yuko Oga replied in her signature fashion. She laughed, and then she answered the question.
"I was in America for a year when I was a child and know the pronunciation of the people over there, and I can converse to some degree" said Oga, who announced at a news conference on Wednesday that she was invited by the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury to their preseason training camp next month.
"I certainly don't have any problem in basketball English. So if I only learn some jokes, I'll be perfect. I'm now memorizing some jokes."