Yolanda Griffith
Yolanda Griffith
Yolanda Evette Griffithis an American professional basketball hall of fame player who played in both the ABL and WNBA. A former WNBA MVP, she is considered one of the greatest rebounders and defensive players in the history of Women's Basketball. She last played in the WNBA as a member of the Indiana Fever. In 2011, she was voted in by fans as one of the top 15 players in WNBA history. She is sometimes called by her nicknames: "Yo" and...
good great
We are a great team, myself on down, ... We feel good about (our chances).
adjustment certainly coming develop discipline focused needed player stay training
It was certainly an adjustment I had to make coming in as a young player all those years ago, ... I needed to develop discipline to stay focused because as a rookie, you just want to play. But training is so important.
composure forcing half kept knew playing sacramento teammates
I knew in the first half we were not playing Sacramento basketball, ... I knew I was struggling, I was forcing too many things. I just kept my composure and like I said, my teammates are always going to have my back.
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It was great being a part of it, we were really choked up at halftime when Ruthie spoke. She's meant a lot to me, she's been a real inspiration.
individual stop
They have more than one player; one individual is not going to stop the show,
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We have to jump out on them early. Not let them get a big lead on us, because it's tough playing our defense coming from 14, 16 points down. It's tiring.