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Direct Quotes from WNBA Players
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Chiney Ogwumike in an ESPN Conference on gender-based wage gap in the WNBA: "It's unfortunate that the best league isn't compensated like it is."
- Chiney Ogwumike was an WNBA All-Star in 2014 and 2018.
- Her Rookie year was 2014 where she also one the Rookie of The Year award.
- In 2014 Ogwumike was also on the All-Rookie team.
- She played at Stanford during her college career.
- Ogwuniek played on the USA Womens Basketball team she won third in a 3x3 FIBA World Chanpionship in August 2013.
-Her older sister also played at Stanford and wnet on to play for the L.A Sparks. She still continues to play in the WNBA today.
Sue Bird, Seattle Storm power forward on the public opinion of the wage gap debate: "[They] think we think that [we want equal pay] when we say things like 'We want equality,'" but that, in actuality, she and her colleagues want "the same media coverage and the corporate sponsor looks."
- Sue Bird is a four-time WNBA Champion and has been pro for more than 18 years.
- Bird broke the all-time record for career games on Augeust 5, 2017 for her 470th game.
- Bird is a five-time Olympic gold medalist. A two time NCAA Champion at UCONN.
- Bird became the first player in WNBA history to score 5,000 career points and 2,000 assist in August of 2015 later smashing the assists record and gaining 3,000 during July of the following year.
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Liz Cambage, player for the Dallas Wings: "The WNBA doesn't pay my bills, playing here doesn't pay my bills. We make more money overseas."
- Liz Cambage is a four time WNBA All-Star from the years 2011, 2018, 2019, and 2021.
- She is a two time All-WNBA performer, in 2018 and 2019.
- She was the runner up for the WNBA MVP in 2018.
- Cambage holds the record for points in a single game with 53 points.
- Going into this season, Cambage ranks 9th in the league for defensive rebounds per game and 10th for overall rebounds per game.