Brittney Griner
Many people affiliate sports with men and often time’s girls are not encouraged to pursue professional careers in athletics. However, Brittney Griner’s astounding performance in the WNBA has helped to bring the kind of media attention that women’s sports deserve. She owns the record for most dunks in NCAA and became the first to do so in the WNBA history as well, will mention that being 6 ft. 8 in. tall doesn’t hurt either. Since coming out as gay in 2013, she has also become an advocate for gays in all athletic fields as well as for young girls in sports.
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