{"id":3925,"date":"2024-08-12T19:52:38","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T19:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=3925"},"modified":"2024-08-12T19:52:38","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T19:52:38","slug":"brittney-griner-makes-her-feelings-clear-after-winning-gold-with-team-usa-as-she-recalls-prison-train-ride-that-changed-her-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=3925","title":{"rendered":"Brittney Griner Makes Her Feelings Clear After Winning Gold With Team USA As She Recalls \u201cPrison Train\u201d Ride That Changed Her Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/brittney-griner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brittney Griner<\/a>\u00a0has opened up onher feelings after winning gold with Team USA at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, France, this week. The event came just over a year after her release from Russian prison.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wnba\/phoenix-mercury\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Phoenix Mercury<\/a>\u00a0star spent most of 2022 locked up in Russia after getting arrested at an airport on drug charges. She was only released after the United States Government agreed to a prisoner swap that saw arms dealer Viktor Bout go the other way.<\/p>\n<p>Griner cut an emotional figure after helping Team USA beat France in a 67-66 win in Sunday\u2019s game against France, one marking an eighth-straight gold for the American women\u2019s basketball team.<\/p>\n<p>She was unable to hold back the tears during the national anthem and later explained how special her gold medal is to her as she knows the sacrifice her country had to make to allow her such an opportunity.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Two years ago, Brittney Griner was in a Russian prison.<\/p>\n<p>Today, she gets an Olympic gold medal with Team USA.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s AWESOME. \ud83e\udd47\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf2 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sIkezUp9kV\">pic.twitter.com\/sIkezUp9kV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BrooklynDad_Defiant!\u262e\ufe0f (@mmpadellan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mmpadellan\/status\/1822666002808643909?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cMy emotions are all over the place,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>she said, per\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/olympics\/story\/_\/id\/40823442\/brittney-griner-cherishes-3rd-gold-aftermath-russia-arrest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ESPN<\/a>\u2019s Brian Windhorst.<em>\u00a0\u201cIt means so much to me. My family didn\u2019t think I would be here, like I\u2019ve said before, and then to be here and win and gold for my country, representing when my country fought for me so hard to even be standing here.<\/em><\/p>\n<section class=\"wp-block-group check-this-out has-xs-padding-top has-sm-padding-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Check This Out\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex has-xl-margin-bottom\">\n<p>\u201c<em>Yeah, this gold medal is going to hold a special place.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mai-link-exclude has-alt-background-color has-background has-light-background has-xs-padding-top has-xs-padding-bottom has-sm-padding-left has-sm-padding-right has-xl-margin-top has-xl-margin-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Google News Follow Us\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 id=\"h-brittney-griner-s-trip-to-the-olympics-still-brought-back-bitter-memories\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Brittney Griner\u2019s Trip To The Olympics Still Brought Back Bitter Memories<\/h2>\n<p>While her route to another gold medal was an enjoyable one, Griner admits that there were a few moments that were hard for her, including a train ride, because the one she\u2019d had before it was on her way to prison.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Brittney Griner started to get emotional as she received her gold medal and listened to the USA national anthem \ud83e\udd7a\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/97r52YHDUC\">pic.twitter.com\/97r52YHDUC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClutchPoints\/status\/1822668706620788868?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI had little moments here and there,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>she remarked.<em>\u00a0\u201cThe first train ride was a little rough for me. Last time I was on a train overseas, it was a prison train, so that was a little rough. But other than that, my teammates have been all there for me and my family and my wife being here. So I had a really good support system.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-3\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-scroll-container\" data-pw-in-article=\"true\">\n<p>Griner detailed her experience in a book called \u201cComing Home,\u201d which launched earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s now set to return to regular programming, with the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wnba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WNBA<\/a>\u00a0scheduled to resume following Team USA\u2019s gold medal triumph. Her Mercury will play\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/angel-reese\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Angel Reese<\/a>\u00a0and the Chicago Sky this Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brittney Griner\u00a0has opened up onher feelings after winning gold with Team USA at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, France, this week. 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