Top 107 Quotes & Sayings by Brittney Griner - Page 2

I was always told, 'If you're gay, your career is going to fail.'

If I'm blocking shots or changing shots or even preventing players from taking shots, I'm helping the team and we are likely to win when our defense is playing well.

I don't care what kind of game it is, I'm playing defense. I love it.

Offense is great, but defense wins championships.

I think I can be great.

I never cross my legs.

Defenders tend to leave me open on the elbow and when I step out, so it was only the smart thing to do to start to knock down the shots so they can't leave me open up there.

I'm not playing for any other organization. I'm Phoenix Mercury until I'm done.

I play basketball. I need a jersey and I need some shorts that I feel comfortable in. I'm trying to hoop, not go to a fashion show on the court.

I'm not the only female that wears men's clothes, so I'm not one in a million.

College is the best days, and I can actually say it is.

Short shorts are not for everybody.

I don't say that I'm the best in the country, because I always criticize myself so hard. There are so many things I can say are wrong with my game, and someone can sit there and say, 'Well no, this, this and this are good.' I'm just hard on myself.

When I first came out, I kinda overdid it. I dressed extremely older-boyish, like sagging, and big shirt and big jeans. I was just like, 'I'm gonna go extreme.' And then as I got older, the baggy clothes got a little more fitting to my body, but still masculine.

I want to be part of a dynasty. I think it would be pretty cool to be known as the team to reckon with.

I'm cool with people that play physical.

I've had girls say that because of watching me, they're playing sports. And it wasn't just basketball all the time. I definitely feel like I'm helping the girls get out there and want to play. Especially with my style - it's not always 'girly.' I'm showing they can go out there and hang with the boys.

My life is definitely different than it was in college.

When I go into a sports bar, some of the people I wouldn't think would watch women's basketball are there watching.

I'm a big supporter of the LGBT community and stopping bullying.

We won the national championship. We went 40-0 - the first men's or women's team in history to ever do that.

People called me a dude and said there was no way I could be a woman. Some even wanted me to prove it to them. During high school and college, when we traveled for games, people would shout the same things while also using racial epithets and terrible homophobic slurs.

Hmm, I know I get more feminine when I'm mad, like I'll roll my neck, like I'm rolling my eyes.

I'm not a regular basketball player, I guess.

People say the league is changing and they say your name - it lets you know you're doing something right.

I first came out to my mom in the ninth grade.

Not having a safe zone or people to talk to or be around others in the same position is toughest thing ever.

I've learned how to be stronger but also when and when not to use a lot of energy.

Money isn't everything; money doesn't really buy happiness.

Defensive player of the year is MVP in my book.

Most athletes act all unhuman and you can't relate to them. I'm the exact opposite.

I want to go as hard as I can, and if I look like a guy out there playing ball, well, hey, I feel sorry for the opponent.

If you're not that big player, then nobody's really gonna know who you are to promote the brand. If LeBron says, 'Go buy this shoe, it's amazing,' I would probably go buy it. But if some random person on the street was like, 'Hey, go buy this shoe,' I probably wouldn't.

I'm comfortable in my body and I don't mind putting it on display. Honestly, I like how unique it is. My big arms, my bigger hands, these long legs - I love being different.

I want to be known for defense.

Growing up, I always got 'She's a man,' or 'She plays too hard,' or 'There's just no way that she can be that good because, you know, a girl can't do that.' And I struggle with it a little bit. I'm like: Well, am I going too hard? And then I just realized, like, I'm a competitor.

On an off-day I'd rather not watch SportsCenter or basketball. I'd rather go longboard, jet ski, do something extreme-sport-wise, watch racin'.

I've learned to love myself.

Defense is my favorite part of the game and what I want to be known for.

I'm just being myself, honestly. I know society puts it, Oh, this is masculine and this is feminine. I don't put myself in categories.

I want you to come watch my game, not the uniforms.

Don't worry about what other people are going to say, because they're always going to say something, but, if you're just true to yourself, let that shine through. Don't hide who you really are.

When I was at Baylor, I wasn't fully happy because I couldn't be all the way out. It feels so good saying it: I am a strong, black lesbian woman.

I am a strong, black lesbian woman. Every single time I say it, I feel so much better.

I've always been open about who I am and my sexuality. So, it wasn't hard at all. If I can show that I'm out and I'm fine and everything's OK, then hopefully the younger generation will definitely feel the same way.

It's easy for people to say stuff when they don't know the full story.

Reading what people say makes me want to be me even more.