Breanna Stewart

“Perfection is nearly impossible to do, but if you can get really, really close to perfection, then that's great.”

“Some things don't hit you right away, and you don't believe they're true.”

“When you're comfortable with what you're wearing, it just brings different sense of confidence and self-esteem.”

“I worked at the local YMCA for a little while. I was in the gym cleaning up and stuff. I think that was one of my first and only jobs before I started playing basketball seriously. I made minimum wage, and my big takeaway was what it took to commit.”

“The players and the women of the WNBA have always been at the forefront of social justice and social change.”

“I think our country is the best country in the world, you know, but there's just obviously a lot of things that we don't do right.”

“It's only me and my brother, but I was older and going through the experience of being a basketball player who got a scholarship, played with U.S.A. teams, and navigated new opportunities. My family was really excited and happy for me, and also wanted me to be able to make whatever decisions and choices I felt were best.”

“My parents are great people.”

“Aside from everything on the court that I've learned from Sue, I think that the thing that I've learned from her most is just her ability to really be herself and be genuine and use her voice, She uses her platform to advocate for the things that she believes in.”

“My go-to karaoke is something Beyonce because I feel like everyone knows those songs and when you are singing karaoke you want to be singing the whole song.”

“When you're young, you want a job because you want money - but, like, no. If you want this job, you have to sacrifice and commit to it and show up and be on time.”

“I am really hard on myself. I set high goals because I want to be the best and I am trying to do things that are considered to be really, really hard within the sport.”

“My arms are so long, getting clothes is a struggle. I've actually gotten a lot better at it, but a lot of times you wear three-quarter stuff. Buy three-quarter sleeves, bunch it up, and make it look like it's supposed to be like that.”

“My personal style has definitely grown a lot. I feel like in the beginning of my career, it was like, 'All right, I'm just going to put on the closest shorts that I see, and the closest T-shirt, and go to practice.'”

“With success comes attention, and when you're in front of the camera, you have to act comfortable.”

“Sometimes when I look back, it's kind of like whoa. When I look back and I see all these things and what I've done for three different leagues.”

“I wish I was a lefty. I want to be a lefty.”

“There's a difference between thinking about being picked No. 1 and then actually hearing your name called. For me, it was a strange and exhilarating sense of relief, satisfaction and excitement about what's next all at once.”

“Sue doesn't get too high, too low, and we know she's going to give it to us straight.”

“I know any criticism or any advice that Sue has for me is going to help me more than if someone else said it. I think especially when I'm going through a similar situation as she has. It could be anything from talking to her on the court to talking to her on the bus. She helps me a lot.”