Since I first started playing basketball, I have just loved it, and nothing has ever made me lose that love.

If a plus-size woman is not represented in fashion or on TV, what the hell are we doing?

I always say wear what makes you feel most confident, and confidence doesn't always come over night.

I hear that players tend to burn out of basketball, but I absolutely never had that experience myself. There were many times in my life where I got cut from a team I wanted to make, or didn't get playing time in high school, and even into college. But setbacks always inspired me to work harder, spend more time in the gym, play more, learn more, and watch more basketball.

Basketball really is a metaphor for life - the intangible skills I have learned on the court, have helped shape the person I am today.

College basketball was one of the hardest, most rewarding experiences of my life. Every single day on the court was a mental and physical challenge.

I didn't even think about hiding anything - I honestly went into it [with the idea that] I'm going to show myself off because no one of my size has ever been in this magazine [Sports Illustrated] and I need other women to know that they are just as beautiful.