Brittney Griner Quotes About Sexuality, Change, Basketball, Game

Brittney Griner Quotes:

Anybody that’s different, be who you are. You never want to change that.
Brittney Griner

Basketball is my safe haven.
Brittney Griner

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

Coming to Arizona, I didn’t know what to expect,’ Griner said. ‘The city, the team, the players, the organization, front office really got behind me and everything I wanted to do. I was very vocal on being a part of the LGBTQ community and wanting to get involved anyway I could.
Brittney Griner

Don’t hide who you really are.
Brittney Griner

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.
Brittney Griner

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Footwork is the foundation to my offensive game. Being able to move, pivot around and dribble better were the big things I wanted to add to my game, as well as stretching out my game so I can shoot away from the basket better.
Brittney Griner

I always say I don’t want to change the game – just add to it.
Brittney Griner

I didn’t grow up wanting to play basketball. I grew up wanting to enlist and then go into law enforcement.
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I don’t have a soft voice. People say I have a deep voice, and yeah, I do.
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I don’t really feel the pressure when people say, ‘You’re changing the game, you’ve gotta keep doing it.’ I feel like I’m adding on. Lisa Leslie dunked, that inspired me to dunk. Candace Parker dunked.
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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.
Brittney Griner

I got called a boy all the time. Going into the bathroom, I still get the shocked look, like, ‘Are you supposed to be in here?’ But I’m so used to it now, I’m just like, ‘I’m a girl, I’m in the right bathroom.’
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I have seen some horrible stuff said about me.
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I stand out in the world and I love that about myself.
Brittney Griner

I think I can be great.
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I think more people should be open to talking about mental health issues. Instead of holding in so much.
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I was always told, ‘If you’re gay, your career is going to fail.’
Brittney Griner

I was bullied in every way imaginable, but the worst was the verbal abuse. (I was always a strong, tough and tall girl, so nobody wanted to mess with me from a physical standpoint). It hit rock bottom when I was in seventh grade.
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I would love to be an ambassador for Baylor, to show my school pride, but it’s hard to do that – it’s hard to stand up and say, ‘Baylor is the best!’ – when the administration has a written policy against homosexuality.
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If you ever need a pillow, I can make you a pillow.
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I’ll keep playing ’til the doctor tells me I can’t play. I’m going to be Brett Favre: ‘Yeah, I’m retiring… Naah, I’m coming back!’
Brittney Griner