Brittney Griner
Brittney Griner (born 1990-10-18) is an American basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury and the US national women's basketball team. She is a six-time WNBA All-Star. In 2023, Time Magazine named her one of its 100 most influential people in the world.
Quotes
[edit]- The real Brittney has definitely come out. Earlier today, shedding tears, crying, just goofing off, being a big kid. I have a lot of personality. I got speechless today and couldn’t talk, and you know, everybody just thinks I’m this hard person from the way I play on the court or I’m just a certain way, but I’m just the biggest kid.[1]
- Just never backing down from a challenge, always embracing your own image. I’m a different player. I’m a different person — large feet, big hands. I don’t have a soft voice. People say I have a deep voice, and yeah, I do. I’m just so comfortable with it and if I can just give that back to the younger generation and younger girls, and younger guys that are different as well. Anybody that’s different, be who you are. You never want to change that.[1]
- Just as basketball doesn't define who I am, neither does being gay. But that doesn't mean life was easy growing up. I was bullied in every way imaginable, but the worst was the verbal abuse.[2]
- You can't control injuries, but you can control how hard you work to come back. I was able to lock in and do what I needed to do.[3]
Category:Basketball players from the United States Category:American women Category:Living people
References
[edit]- ↑ a b A Revealing Weekend For Griner - WNBA. www.wnba.com (2013-04-15).
- ↑ Griner, Brittney (2013-05-06). "Griner Says She Is Part of Mission to Help All Live in Truth" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
- ↑ Voepel, Mechelle (2017-09-16). Griner's toughest obstacles are already behind her (in en). ESPN.com.