I was 13 when I first met Dawn Staley. We shook hands at a basketball camp. — A'ja Wilson Copy Share Image
I can still be a princess and still be an elite basketball player, and once I found that out, oh, I was… — A'ja Wilson Copy Share Image
Our fans love us and love the game because it gives people the chance to come and have fun while watching great… — A'ja Wilson Copy Share Image
My goal is to not just to be the best basketball player that I can be, but to also inspire the next… — A'ja Wilson Copy Share Image
People forget that I'm human, that I have emotions. They just see me as a basketball player. — A'ja Wilson Copy Share Image
Playing around some of the best ever to play has been a lot of fun, seeing their basketball IQ and their knowledge. — A'ja Wilson Copy Share Image
My dad had always encouraged me to play basketball, he didn't push me too much at first - he wanted me to… — A'ja Wilson Copy Share Image
Over the years, Coach Staley has become like my second mom. And she has helped me with so much on the basketball… — A'ja Wilson Copy Share Image
I'm just forever grateful to have people that were, you know, so into not just basketball A'ja and helping me grow and… — A'ja Wilson Copy Share Image
It's something I know my grandfather pounded into my dad's head, and he pounded into mine: Always be a good person. And… — A'ja Wilson Copy Share Image
There are so many standards that people want you to meet, but you're never going to meet them all. — A'ja Wilson Copy Share
Due to my collegiate accolades, it was a goal but it was something that I kinda had at the back of my head that… — A'ja Wilson Copy Share
Scouting, man, it's so different up here in the W. Because in college, we'd have all of this time between games. So we'd spend… — A'ja Wilson Copy Share
My dad had always encouraged me to play basketball, he didn't push me too much at first - he wanted me to try out… — A'ja Wilson Copy Share
As Black women, there's so much pressure on us to be everything to everyone. We're expected to wear so many different hats, and to… — A'ja Wilson Copy Share
If you would have asked me when I was 16 would I play in the WNBA, I probably would have laughed in your face… — A'ja Wilson Copy Share
You could ask any of my closest friends - they know I'm going to speak what's on my mind. — A'ja Wilson Copy Share
During my rookie year, my parents always talked about me needing vegetables. I was like, 'I'm not a cook. I'm not a chef. I… — A'ja Wilson Copy Share
Proving the haters wrong is fun, and you're able to play freely when there aren't expectations. — A'ja Wilson Copy Share
I was a really weird kid. My head was huge. I had a skinny body, long arms. My kneecaps were oddly big. I was… — A'ja Wilson Copy Share
Yes, you see me in a uniform. Yes, you can see the banners, the trophies and the rings. But behind all that, I'm a… — A'ja Wilson Copy Share
