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Nneka Ogwumike Quotes

born 1990 United States

Nnemkadi Chinwe Victoria "Nneka" Ogwumike (born July 2, 1990) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player.

United States
Basketball players

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When you hear ’12 years in’ and ‘you’ve been doing this for so long,’ and ‘40 games,’ your mind automatically goes to ‘OK, how can I achieve this the best way possible without getting hurt?

When we (Nneka and Chiney Ogwumike) started playing basketball, we didn't quite know what it would offer. It was a whole world that we were just completely unfamiliar with.

I’m really just very grateful, to be honest. I guess it kind of gives me a new lease on what the end of my career really looks like.

I want to leave this place better than how I entered it. Period, point-blank. I want the job — the fervor, the passion of having agency over your value, your worth, your change — to be in players that are recognizing that as they enter the league.

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