Maya on source of female athletes' fighting spirit

[schmendrick]

Maya Moore: A Pioneering Spirit

"I think there’s a pioneering, fighting kind of a spirit in the female athlete because, you know, we haven’t been raised on 'All I have to do is play my sport and I’m going to have everything I want.' We’ve had to do extra and go above and beyond. And I think that builds a certain character in female athletes that gets shown in the best way when it comes to these social justice issues. It’s a natural extension of our experience, fighting for those eyeballs, for views, for attention. It’s the same thing; we’ve seen that cycle. We’ve seen the rhythm of the fight. I think the heart of the female athlete is so huge."

Well worth a read.

 

[CocoHusky]

Reason number 8012 why I love Maya and thank goodness my wife understands.
Q: Is living overseas as a black woman kind of isolating?
A: Sure. [Laughs] You don’t think about some of the basic things, whether that’s, you know, I’ve got to make sure my hair’s done before I go overseas because it’s going to be three, four months before I’m going to have the hair care I need.