| Net Worth: | $4 Million |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: | October 18, 1990 (33 years old) |
| Gender: | Female |
| Profession: | — |
| Nationality: | — |
Brittney Yevette Griner is a professional basketball player from America who presently plays for the Phoenix Mercury within the Women’s National Basketball Association (briefly as WNBA) as well as within Russia, playing for UMMC Ekaterinburg. The basketball player is the only NCAA basketball player who scored 2,000 points as well as block 500 shots.
Career
Brittney Griner played basketball throughout her high school education, and then she had played varsity volleyball in the form of a freshman. Right from her sophomore year, she has gained practice with the boys’ basketball team, as well as she functioned with one Nimitz football coach to enhance her leg strength in training for learning to dunk.
Quotes
“Money isn’t everything; money doesn’t really buy happiness.”
— Brittney Griner
“Just as basketball doesn’t define who I am, neither does being gay.”
— Brittney Griner
“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’m a different player. I’m a different person – large feet, big hands.”
— Brittney Griner
“We’re given this platform and this voice and this audience. We can either use it for ourselves or we can use it to bring awareness to issues that are going on in the world. I’m definitely on the side of using that microphone for good because you can touch so many people.”
— Brittney Griner