Brittney Griner

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

“I don't have a soft voice. People say I have a deep voice, and yeah, I do.”

“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.”

“Seeing how hard Diana Taurasi works in practice has been amazing. She takes it to another level and is basically another coach on the floor.”

“I've had moments when I questioned my place in the world. At times, especially in seventh grade, life was lonely and I'd often feel sad. I never wanted to deny who I was, but dealing with the sadness and the anger that came from people constantly making fun of me wore me down at times.”

“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.”

“We don't talk about things, and in certain communities we really don't talk about our feelings. It's just, 'Put it in a box and forget about it, push it to the back.' That's something I think has hurt us as a society.”

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

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

“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.”

“People are either going to accept me for who I am or they're not. I don't know what people think I'm hiding. I've heard, 'Oh, she's not a female, she's a male.'”

“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 had somebody say to me, 'You should play more ladylike.' This is basketball. I'm supposed to go out there and, 'Oh, I broke my nail,' or 'Oh, you hit me?'”

“Anybody that's different, be who you are. You never want to change that.”

“When you're confident, you're going to do things a little differently. You're not going to be hesitant to take a shot, you're not going to be hesitant to make a certain move.”

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

“I'm cool with people that play physical.”

“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!'”

“I'm an outdoor person. You'll always see me outdoors - mountain biking, going to the park, going outside throwing the football. I love being on the water. I go canoeing, kayaking, anything really. I like extreme sports too. ATVs, dirt bikes. I am a country girl. Fishing, hunting, hog hunting.”