--- title: "1 Calm Just Quotes By A'ja Wilson" description: "1 Calm Just quotes by A'ja Wilson. Plus more from A'ja Wilson and more Calm Just sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/238/a-ja-wilson-6569_angry_we-re-taught-to-be-strong-independent-al_2837808.jpg" --- > [We're taught to be strong, independent, always handling things our way. But if you do too much, you're the angry Black woman. 'Calm down.' And it's just like we always have to fight that. I just got so tired of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-ja-wilson/we-re-taught-to-be-strong-independent-always-handling-things-our-way/) [A'ja Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-ja-wilson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/238/a-ja-wilson-6569_angry_we-re-taught-to-be-strong-independent-al_2837808.jpg) ## More by A'ja Wilson > [There are so many standards that people want you to meet, but you're never going to meet them all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-ja-wilson/there-are-so-many-standards-that-people-want-you-to-meet-but-you-re/) [A'ja Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-ja-wilson/) > [Due to my collegiate accolades, it was a goal but it was something that I kinda had at the back of my head that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-ja-wilson/due-to-my-collegiate-accolades-it-was-a-goal-but-it-was-something/) [A'ja Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-ja-wilson/) > [I come from teams where they expect me to do a lot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-ja-wilson/i-come-from-teams-where-they-expect-me-to-do-a-lot/) [A'ja Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-ja-wilson/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-ja-wilson/scouting-man-it-s-so-different-up-here-in-the-w-because-in-college-we/) [A'ja Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-ja-wilson/) > [My dad had always encouraged me to play basketball, he didn't push me too much at first - he wanted me to try out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-ja-wilson/my-dad-had-always-encouraged-me-to-play-basketball-he-didn-t-push-me/) [A'ja Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-ja-wilson/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-ja-wilson/as-black-women-there-s-so-much-pressure-on-us-to-be-everything-to/) [A'ja Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-ja-wilson/) > [If you would have asked me when I was 16 would I play in the WNBA, I probably would have laughed in your face…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-ja-wilson/if-you-would-have-asked-me-when-i-was-16-would-i-play-in-the-wnba-i/) [A'ja Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-ja-wilson/) > [Mary J. Blige and 2000s R&B, I love it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-ja-wilson/mary-j-blige-and-2000s-r-b-i-love-it/) [A'ja Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-ja-wilson/) > [You could ask any of my closest friends - they know I'm going to speak what's on my mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-ja-wilson/you-could-ask-any-of-my-closest-friends-they-know-i-m-going-to-speak/) [A'ja Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-ja-wilson/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-ja-wilson/during-my-rookie-year-my-parents-always-talked-about-me-needing/) [A'ja Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-ja-wilson/) > [Proving the haters wrong is fun, and you're able to play freely when there aren't expectations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-ja-wilson/proving-the-haters-wrong-is-fun-and-you-re-able-to-play-freely-when/) [A'ja Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-ja-wilson/) > [I'm trying to use my voice to bring people together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-ja-wilson/i-m-trying-to-use-my-voice-to-bring-people-together/) [A'ja Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-ja-wilson/) > [I love candles, they help me relax.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-ja-wilson/i-love-candles-they-help-me-relax/) [A'ja Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-ja-wilson/) > [I was a really weird kid. My head was huge. I had a skinny body, long arms. My kneecaps were oddly big. I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-ja-wilson/i-was-a-really-weird-kid-my-head-was-huge-i-had-a-skinny-body-long/) [A'ja Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-ja-wilson/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-ja-wilson/yes-you-see-me-in-a-uniform-yes-you-can-see-the-banners-the-trophies/) [A'ja Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-ja-wilson/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/calm-just/a-ja-wilson/#itemlist", "name": "1 Calm Just Quotes By A'ja Wilson", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We're taught to be strong, independent, always handling things our way. But if you do too much, you're the angry Black woman. 'Calm down.' And it's just like we always have to fight that. 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