A biography for Brittney Grinerhasn’t been written yet.
“When I went to Baylor on a basketball scholarship - and when I thought about the future as a freshman - one achievement I wanted more than any individual award was a national championship.”
“I think more people should be open to talking about mental health issues. Instead of holding in so much.”
“Everybody's kind of always had a little bit more faith in my shot than me, and I had to work on it overseas and get comfortable with taking it.”
“Once I came out in sports, I basically told myself, 'I'm coming out, officially. I wanted to be able to look in the mirror and tell myself that I was being true to me. I wanted to help the younger me, when I was a kid, give them somebody for them to look up to.”
“College is the best days, and I can actually say it is.”
“Short shorts are not for everybody.”
“I stand out in the world and I love that about myself.”
“When I first came into the league, I didn't want the ball in my hands.”
“I first came out to my mom in the ninth grade.”
“I never cross my legs.”
“I think I can be great.”
“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.”
“You don't turn the cheek. I was always taught you turn your head at somebody coming after you, you're going to get hit in the back of the head or worse.”
“I think snakes are misunderstood. Everyone is scared of them. I can really relate to them.”
“Not having a safe zone or people to talk to or be around others in the same position is toughest thing ever.”
“You can't control injuries, but you can control how hard you work to come back.”
“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.”
“I've spent too much of my life being made to feel like there's something wrong with me. And no matter how much support I felt as a basketball player at Baylor, it still doesn't erase all the pain I felt there.”
“I've learned how to be stronger but also when and when not to use a lot of energy.”
“Basketball is my safe haven.”