After leading the Baylor Bears to the NCAA National Championship and a 40-0 undefeated season, it's being proclaimed that Brittney Griner is the best female basketball player ever. Who can argue with the facts?
Awards 2012 AP Division I Player of the Year
2012 Final Four Most Outstanding Player
AP All-American-1st Team (2011, 2012)
AP All-American-2nd Team (2010)
2009 McDonald's All-American
2009 State Farm/WBCA High School Player of the Year
Big 12 Player of the Year (2011, 2012)
Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year (2009, 2010, 2012)
What you don't see in the awards above are her dominating style of play, hard work ethic to get better and her humble team spirit.
Michelle Miller in a cbs news article calls Griner a "Generation Changer." That means she's Star Trekking women's basketball and basketball in general toward that final frontier; boldly going where no Wo-man has gone before. She's inspired women of all ages and raises the question of one day, someday, will women and men compete against one another in college and/or professional sports? Yes folks, the Final Frontier!
Griner and all but one teammate will be returning to defend their championship next season. I'm placing bets now and crowning the Bears 2013 champions in advance. Any takers?
U GO GURL!
Just so happens that this young lady shares a birth date (Oct. 18th) with a special someone that means the world to me. Bless You Mom.
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