Introduction-+Dear+Reader

Kate Meyer

Since fourth grade I have been playing basketball. I never thought it would lead to anything. I just thought it was something to keep me busy after my homework was done. After growing up playing basketball and realizing people made a living playing basketball, the level of my personal game improved. Since I have learned there was a league of players who play basketball for a living, I was motivated to learn more.

Before I went into this project, I knew that athletes were committed to their sport and always put forth their best; however, I didn't realize the extent to which they were doing this. I only had a small understanding of what length they went to do so.

During this project about the WNBA, I was able to pick up lessons about dedication and hard work. Reading all these stories about WNBA players and their commitment to the WNBA opened my eyes. I realized that the women and men who play basketball or any sport professionally have to put everything they have into their sport.

While researching the WNBA, and looking through the fan sights, I noticed that there was a lot of disrespect out there for the WNBA players. Some of the quotes that stuck out most to me included "WNBA isn't real basketball," "Where are the men?" and the worst above all else was "Do you want to hear a joke? The WNBA". Unfortunately, the disrespect page on this Wiki was the easiest to find while researching.

In the project, I wanted to make sure I made the point clear that even though there is a lot of disrespect out there going towards the WNBA, all the players in the league put everything they have on the court every game. The topics on this Wiki are important to me to add because they were able to give the most information about the WNBA in the most clear and precise way. Please feel free to look through the pages!