Breanna Stewart Quotes

Breanna Stewart

Profession : Basketball Player

Birth : August 27, 1994

When you think of going to the WNBA and going to the professional level in general, it's a different type of competition. People are fighting for their livelihood and their jobs.

Breanna Stewart

Everyone deserves equality.

Breanna Stewart

Kids should play basketball because it's a great opportunity for them to get active, have fun and learn the whole aspect of what it's like to be on a team.

Breanna Stewart

When you have two great competitors in the same gym, you have to respect each other's game.

Breanna Stewart

Everything doesn't happen in one day or at the snap of your finger.

Breanna Stewart

Young girls, I hope, when they go in the store, they want to get the Stewies because they want to feel like they're playing like me.

Breanna Stewart

I know how to dunk, and if I miss it's not that big of a deal.

Breanna Stewart

We're not only basketball players, we're human. We have to fill out our census, we have to register to vote. We have to make an impact in our communities in that way as well, because we can't be asking other people to do it and not be doing it ourselves.

Breanna Stewart

I think that when we talk about pushing the needle and raising the bar and elevating the WNBA, it's also that. It's also player health and wellness, and what's going to make us be able to travel cross country or whatever the case may be and be ready to play our best.

Breanna Stewart

Sometimes when I look back, it's kind of like whoa. When I look back and I see all these things and what I've done for three different leagues.

Breanna Stewart

There's a difference between thinking about being picked No. 1 and then actually hearing your name called. For me, it was a strange and exhilarating sense of relief, satisfaction and excitement about what's next all at once.

Breanna Stewart

When you're young, you want a job because you want money - but, like, no. If you want this job, you have to sacrifice and commit to it and show up and be on time.

Breanna Stewart

Aside from everything on the court that I've learned from Sue, I think that the thing that I've learned from her most is just her ability to really be herself and be genuine and use her voice, She uses her platform to advocate for the things that she believes in.

Breanna Stewart

At UConn, obviously we're in the spotlight 24/7.

Breanna Stewart

I know any criticism or any advice that Sue has for me is going to help me more than if someone else said it. I think especially when I'm going through a similar situation as she has. It could be anything from talking to her on the court to talking to her on the bus. She helps me a lot.

Breanna Stewart

As women, we're always fighting for more. It's not something that's foreign to us.

Breanna Stewart

I want to be the best player in the league, but also the best player in the world.

Breanna Stewart

I know we've done it a lot, we've gone to the Final Four a lot, but it's never easy. And even though it looks easy, it's not.

Breanna Stewart

The one thing with the Connecticut fan base is they love watching sports and they're very loyal. They're loyal to UConn players, and also to the Connecticut Sun.

Breanna Stewart

We talk about physical stuff on the court, but most of basketball is mental. It's about not letting your confidence waver. I think the best way to strengthen your mental state is just getting in the gym, just continuing to see yourself having success.

Breanna Stewart