Original: “I saw the reaction [she] got [on her coming out] and it helped me with my decision […] I think the higher profile somebody is the more normal it becomes for other people […].” Zitiert nach Doug Feinberg: WNBA All-Stars see coming out as way to help others. In: AP News. 26. Juli 2018, abgerufen am 3. August 2022.
Original: “While her anticipation, positioning and footwork is on par with the best of them, she’s not the quickest player, nor the most explosive leaper […] Griner’s offensive game is based upon her ability to create separation with a drop step and shoot over smaller defenders.” Zitiert Maxwell Odgen: Brittney Griner’s Position and Playing Style Would Doom Her in NBA. In: Bleacher Report. 10. April 2013, abgerufen am 3. August 2022.
Original: “Brittney Griner is the present and the future of the WNBA, and we are fortunate to guarantee she continues her growth here in Phoenix […] Building a championship team starts on the defensive end, and this move keeps the best rim-protector in the history of the women’s game in a Mercury uniform for the foreseeable future. Griner has changed the way the WNBA game is played, she has rewritten record books in just four years, and she is already a champion.” Zitiert nach Brittney Griner among top earners in WNBA with new Mercury deal. In: ESPN. 13. Mai 2017, abgerufen am 20. Juli 2022.
Kate Fagan: Held up in customs. In: ESPN. 16. April 2014, abgerufen am 13. Juli 2022.
Original: “I’m comfortable in my body [… and] love being different. […] People are either going to accept me for who I am or they’re not.” Zitiert nach Kate Fagan, Morty Ain: Brittney Griner opens up and bares all. In: ESPN. 6. Juli 2015, abgerufen am 3. August 2022.
Original: “These were grownup dunks. We were just like, ‘Well, that’s the future of basketball. We might not have a job for very much longer.” Zitiert nach Sean Gregory: Brittney Griner’s Fight for Freedom. In: Time. 27. Juli 2022, abgerufen am 29. Juli 2022.
Original: “Griner […] has always represented something bigger than just athletic excellence. As an out gay woman who has overcome bullying, hate, and alienation, she has served as inspiration, especially to fellow members of the LGBTQ+ community […] Now [due to her arrest] Griner unwittingly has come to stand for even more.” Zitiert nach Sean Gregory: Brittney Griner’s Fight for Freedom. In: Time. 27. Juli 2022, abgerufen am 29. Juli 2022.
Original: “It’s humbling, it’s a true honor to be a part of this league. […] a dream come true. I feel like a little kid in Disney World for the first time.” Zitiert nach Scott Gleeson: Teary-eyed Brittney Griner selected No. 1 by Mercury in WNBA draft. In: USA Today Sports. Abgerufen am 19. Juli 2022.
Laut diversen Quellen (z. B. Katherine L. Lavelle: “Plays like a Guy”: A Rhetorical Analysis of Brittney Griner in Sports Media. In: Journal of Sports Media. Band 9, Ausgabe 2, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE, 2014, S. 115–131, hier: S. 115) und Griners Autobiografie (In My Skin. My Life On and Off the Basketball Court. HarperCollins, New York, NY 2014, ISBN 978-0-06-230933-4, S. 1) beträgt ihre Körpergröße 6 ft 8 bzw. 203 cm; laut ihrem Profil auf WNBA.com ist sie 6 ft 9 (206 cm) groß.
Original: “I think more people should be open to talking about mental health issues and finding that centerpiece with themselves. It’s done wonders for me. I’m at a place now where I feel amazing.” Zitiert nach Cassandra Negly: Brittney Griner says counseling ‘helped tremendously’ after leaving WNBA bubble early. In: Yahoo! Sports. 5. Februar 2021, abgerufen am 20. Juli 2022.
