Maya moore wnba biography of george

  • Athlete and activist Maya Moore owns a unique perspective on the national uprising that's followed the death of George Floyd.
  • She was the 2011 WNBA Rookie of the Year.
  • Moore, who has officially retired from the WNBA, will be remembered for her brilliance on the court and her fight for justice away from it.

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    KALES | Maya Moore Represents a New Class of Athletes Fighting for Change

    This summer, amid mass protests against racial injustice throughout the United States, we saw more athletes than ever used their voices and platform to raise awareness about the issues they care about. Yet for basketball player Maya Moore, this activism was nothing new. The four-time WNBA champion, who ranks among the greatest athletes in league history, took a hiatus on basketball prior to the 2019 season, choosing to spend her year — and use her platform — to focus on fighting for criminal justice reform in her community. 

    Moore’s journey has paved the way for more athletes to transform their careers and platforms to become key advocates for social issues and change. For sports fans like me, her courage to fight against social injustice was inspiring: an athlete using her platform like no other. Seeing Moore’s accomplishments in the world of social justice serves as crucial evidence to believe in the

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    Inside WNBA legend Maya Moore's extraordinary sökande eller uppdrag for justice

    Editor's note: This story was originally published on June 18, 2020. Maya Moore and Jonathan Irons announced their marriage on Sept. 16, 2020. Moore was presented with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at The ESPYS. "Breakaway" premieres July 13 on ESPN at 9 ET. The "30 for 30" documentary on Moore will be available on ESPN+ immediately after the premiere.

    ON A SUNNY October day in Jefferson City, Missouri, Maya Moore huddles with her family and friends outside the Cole County courthouse. They stand in a circle, holding hands. Moore prays with them before heading inside.

    Her hair fryst vatten pulled back and laid under a headband, just like it was when she was one of the greatest basketball players in the world, when winning championships, not fighting for justice, was her focus. Game 4 of the WNBA Finals was last night, but instead of watching the Connecticut Sun force a decisive Game 5 against the Washington Mystics, Moore w

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    Q & A with Connecticut's Maya Moore

    By Frank Della Femina, WNBA.com
    Maya Moore is the projected No. 1 pick in the 2011 WNBA Draft
    Photo courtesy of UConn

    Maya Moore's college career may not have finished the way she'd wanted, but that doesn't take anything away from her two national championships in 2009 and 2010 (among a number of other accolades along the way). The projected No. 1 pick in the 2011 Draft took a few minutes to chat with WNBA.com about her success at UConn, the school's historic win streak and her thoughts leading up to Monday's big event.

    WNBA.com: Does it hurt to not go out with one final championship after winning two in a row?

    Maya Moore: Yeah, it was one of the most painful experiences of my basketball career. Not being able to end the last game of my college career with a win, it really hurts. The last couple of years we�ve been able to send our seniors out with a national championship, so I was hoping to go out the same way but there
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