WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson Reflects on Career Goals and Team Performance
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The Aces lost their season opener to the Phoenix Mercury, 99-66, on Saturday, but they quickly put that behind them and looked more like the modern dynasty they are in a 105-78 win over the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday. They'll next play in Connecticut on Wednesday.
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That's not a demerit on Adebayo. Wilson is better than everyone at basketball. She's the reigning WNBA MVP, Finals MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, and WNBA champion — the first player to achieve all of those in a single season. She's also the only player to have won four league MVPs in its history, and she'll attempt to win her fourth championship ring this season.
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Vanity FairWhen she is playing, Wilson’s unstoppable. She’s a four-time league MVP who’s led the Las Vegas Aces to three championship victories—the first WNBA player to score more than 1,000 points in a single season. Her three-pointers float effortlessly; her jump shot is the move’s platonic ideal. She bats away defenders like a cat with a toy mouse.
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"I would love to just dive into being a wife, being a mother," Wilson told Vanity Fair. “Being an amazing daughter to my parents, that is always my number one goal. [...] My mom’s like, 'Well, I want to go to cities I’ve never been to.' I'm like, 'Well, we got a long list to do, girl.'"
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Vanity FairAfter eight years in the W, Wilson is now focusing on “moving rocks out of the path” for the players following in her footsteps. She’s not interested in coaching, but might be interested in Hollywood—and has a few personal goals as well. “I would love to just dive into being a wife, being a mother,” says Wilson. “Being an amazing daughter to my parents, that is always my number one goal.... My mom’s like, ‘Well, I want to go to cities I’ve never been to.’ I’m like, ‘Well, we got a long list to do, girl.’ ”
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01 Newsweek "At this point A'ja Wilson isn't competing against the WNBA anymore, she’s competing against the history books," someone wrote.
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02 Vanity Fair Every year after the WNBA season ends, A’ja Wilson takes a reset. “I put my shoes away. I get my long nails,” the six-foot-four center says. “This makes sure I cannot touch a basketball.”
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