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Former WBNA star Candice Wiggins has claimed that she suffered from bullying in the sport due to being heterosexual, as the game is dominated by lesbian players. The Stanford University point guard was a standout during her college career, going on to enjoy an eight-year spell in the professional game before retiring in 2015 following an extremely short stint with the New York Liberty. Now removed from the game, she has criticised the culture which blighted her enjoyment of her time in the big leagues. "My dreams didn't come true in the WBNA, in fact it was quite the opposite," she said in a revealing interview with the San Diego Tribune. "I wanted to play for two more seasons but my mental state didn't lend itself to that. I didn't like the culture inside the WBNA and without saying too much, it was toxic for me and my spirit was being broken. "Being heterosexual and straight and vocal in my identity as a straight woman was huge. I would say 98 percent of the women in the WBNA are gay women. "There was a whole different set of rules they could apply. There was a lot of jealousy and competition and we're all fighting for crumbs." The 30-year-old confessed that she believes her sexual orientation contributed to making her a target for other players in the league. "The way I looked and the way I played created tension," she continued. "People were deliberately trying to hurt me all the time. "I had never been called the b-word so many times in my life than I was during my rookie season. I'd never been thrown to the ground so much. "The message was: 'We don't like you and we want you to know that'. It comes to a point where you get compared so much to the men that you start to mirror them. "So many people think that you must look and play like a man in order to gain respect but I was the opposite. I was proud to be a women but it didn't fit well into that culture." |
Good news,. We need Russia's presence in Africa.. |
I guess, the struggle continues ☹️ sad!! |
It's Peter Obi ✔️ or nothing!! |
Esoro ✔️ |
A president with brain and guts!! |
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They should sha win the Europa conference league!! |
KingOfAllIgbos: |
KingOfAllIgbos:LMFAO , just exactly how his wife too is presently ruling you lots by proxy in Omo Igbe Republic Fool!! |
Judgesledge:Yes, there is still something we call a plane ✈️.. By the way,. The guy is very handsome ![]() |
Algerian in Belgium with ‘no papers’ battles to claim lotto win The winning ticket was bought in Zeebrugge, a port city and popular transit point for migrants and refugees. Scratchcard games The winning scratchcard is reportedly being held by a court in Bruges An Algerian national deemed to be staying without documents in Belgium is battling to claim a 250,000-euro ($270,000) jackpot won on a scratchcard, with authorities insisting it can be paid only if he can prove his identity. “My client is in an illegal situation, he has no papers and no bank account,” Alexander Verstraete, a lawyer for the 28-year-old, told the AFP news agency on Friday. “We are looking for those documents that can prove his identity. He will have to contact his family in Algeria.” Verstraete said the winning scratchcard was currently being held by a court in the city of Bruges after three friends tried to claim it unsuccessfully on his client’s behalf. The friends, also from North Africa, were detained for a night by police on suspicion of theft before being released when the real winner came forward with his lawyer. The winning ticket was bought a few weeks ago in Zeebrugge. The Belgian port city is a popular destination for migrants and refugees trying to reach England hidden in trucks or containers. Verstraete said his client, who does not intend to apply for asylum to stay in Belgium, had obtained a promise from the authorities that he would not be deported until he had received his prize. The prize is the jackpot of a scratchcard sold for five euros ($5.5), which offers a “one in 3.69 chance” of winning some sort of payout, according to the national lottery website. The retailer who sold the ticket is prohibited from giving out such a prize in cash. For any prize of more than 100,000 euros ($108,000), the winner must go to the company’s headquarters in Brussels, said Joke Vermoere, spokeswoman for the national lottery. That is where the winner’s three friends went. “The winner did not show up at our place, we have not seen him, which is blocking the procedure for the awarding of the prize for the time being,” said Vermoere. She did not specify the conditions or the nature of the documents required to claim the win. “It is in the hands of the public prosecutor’s office in Bruges,” she said. SOURCE: AFP https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/15/undocumented-algerian-fights-to-claim-belgium-lotto-win
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Only in Omo Igbe republic!! |
munachiso58:Nah,. That's not entirely true ![]() |
Hornyy bandits ☹️ |
carbonado:Careers,. Your welcome ❤️ |
lovewins:Hmmm,. God help they play for Nigeria,. If not for anything,. For their height. |
PDPGuy:I see, Cool,. We know they're Nigerians, buh the problem is, Will they play for Nigeria?? That's the million dollar question ![]() |
Crying more than the bereaved.. All of a sudden you care about the poor in the south east.. bunch of lunatics!! |
Lol ![]() |
YorobaPIGS:LMAO,. That's fair enough!! |
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She's welcome to contest ✔️ |
Obamaofusa:LMFAO ![]()
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mastermaestro:you're just another noise maker,. Your Lamentations ends here!! |
Good news,. This will create jobs for my people,. In a state with less industries.. ❤️ |
Hell, yeah, I would! The number one untapped resource in the world? Is women!!! One day we're definitely going to break that glass ceiling.. After all there are more women in the world than men... |
tunwumi:E for Econet!! |
We all have pet peeves. And what might seem like a petty or insignificant habit or personality trait to one person can be a glaring red flag to someone else. Back in the day,. I had a final year student who asked me out,. Was in my second year at the time,. In all honesty this guy was handsome, tall, driven, and intelligent; we got along well. He was almost perfect, except for the fact that he looked exactly like my older brother,. Which I felt was really weird,. I could never look at him, without seeing a spitting image of my brother in him! Just really freaked me out!! Couldn't imagine myself dating him So ladies and gents,. What's that petty reason why you refused dating that guy or girl? Let's hear your thoughts?? |
PresidentAtiku: PresidentAtiku:Y'all know the game! ✔️ |
iamrealdeji:totally empty!! ![]()
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Fool!!
