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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Sport
Melissa Johnson

Brittney Griner told me her fear of being alone and forgotten. Don’t let it come true

Brittney Griner
Brittney Griner played for China’s Zhejiang Golden Bulls in 2014. Photograph: ESPN

Brittney Griner dropped her impassive game face, looked at me with big sad eyes and said, “The nightmare for me was definitely feeling like I was forgotten and that I was going to end up alone.”

I no longer saw a superstar. My heart ached for a young person who was an ocean away from everyone she knew. “Got here and I was all alone… I was just like ah, hell no, my life is coming to an end,” she said.

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