A biography for Liz Cambagehasn’t been written yet.
“It's funny, we make all these sacrifices for our nation, but are we really getting looked after properly at the end of the day?”
“When I'm down and out, some days I really don't understand why I was given this vessel, this body, that is so different and has been treated so differently my whole life.”
“I'm not one to get a big ego - I think it's an Aussie thing, I just laugh.”
“I'm sick of seeing people get hurt and I'm sick of seeing people being made fun of.”
“A lot of female athletes only have time off when they injure themselves.”
“I'm a Leo. We act like these big lions, but at the end of the day, we're little pussycats.”
“I'm so proud of my 6-foot-8 body and everything I can do with it.”
“If you look at the NBA compared to the WNBA we make half of one per cent of what the men are allowed to make.”
“I'm a pretty athletic big, pretty versatile for how big I am. And I can dribble down the court when I want to put my point guard pants on.”
“I've spent a lot of years confused. Am I straight? Am I bi? Is there something wrong with me that I'm not attracted to girls? Everyone's always expecting me to be gay. I'm like, 'No, I love men.'”
“I would straighten and dye my hair. I'd wear blue contacts to school. I got to a point when I was 16 and I realised this isn't me and this isn't who I am and I just cut that all out. I really owned myself and who I was.”
“Even playing in China and with the Opals, basketball got really negative for me.”
“I know who I am and I don't care what anyone thinks or says about me at all, unless it's my mother.”
“Living in Europe is very hard. You're away from your family and friends for eight months and playing, traveling, training every day.”
“We are so scared of failure. We are so scared of going after what we want and falling short. There's so many things in life that I put off doing because I was scared.”
“Something that needs to be better is making sure our athletes have the right insurance claims and are protected when we're going into major tournaments and representing our countries.”
“Everything's a learning lesson.”
“I grew up playing piano and violin, and then basketball took over.”
“I am really bad at holding my tongue, because it comes naturally for me to say what's on my mind.”
“I know in Australia I have a lot of girls that look up to me and they send me messages on my Facebook and stuff, which is always lovely, and I think of myself as a really good role model.”