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Chiney Ogwumike Quotes

born 1992 United States

Chinenye Joy "Chiney" Ogwumike (born March 21, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

United States
Basketball players

Random Chiney Ogwumike quote

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I think a lot of times people don't see athletes, or even former athletes, as having range.

Everything is about putting Black women first. We don’t want to just give Black women their flowers, we want to help them grow entire gardens.

I was a referee for a middle school basketball season. My sisters and I—we were like 15 or 16 at the time—and it doesn’t matter that you’re a young kid. I was getting $15 a game, basically an hour. And people are yelling at you, calling you blind if they don’t like your call.

SheaMoisture has a longstanding commitment to showing up where our community is, and right now, Black women athletes are not only playing the game, they’re changing it

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Chiney Ogwumike (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.