Brittney Griner on Learning to Stand Tall, Surviving Russia, and Getting Back to her Authentic Self
About this episode
Brittney Griner discusses her basketball journey, overcoming adversity, and her role as a mentor.
This week, Sue welcomes Brittney Griner to Bird's Eye View for a deeply personal conversation about her basketball journey, how she’s overcome the most extreme adversity, and how she found her voice as a veteran mentor. BG opens up about her harrowing 10-month detention in Russia and the long road to mental and physical recovery that followed upon her release. After a historic, championship-winning 11-year run with the Mercury and a pit stop with the Dream, BG finds herself mentoring a young Connecticut Sun squad, and looking forward to the franchise's upcoming relocation to her hometown of Houston in 2027. And she happily shares that she's finally turned a corner and is throwing down two-handed dunks again. Bird’s Eye View is produced in partnership with VOX MEDIA and TOGETHXR. Follow Sue on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sbird10/ Follow Sue on X: https://x.com/s10bird Follow Bird’s Eye View on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/birdseyeviewpod/ Follow Bird’s Eye View on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@birdseyeviewpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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