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Everything is bigger in Texas and that certainly includes Brittney Griner.She towers over nearly everyone, at six feet nine inches, and her wingspan is more than seven feet long. Her father, who only clocks in at six two, once remarked that she has to be careful to dodge ceiling fans. “Some girls when they’re tall, they have a real hard time dealing with their height and their confidence level,” Griner said during her senior year at Houston’s Nimitz High School. “When I started getting tall, I just wanted to keep growing.”She’s used her height, as well as her athleticism and growing basketball savvy, to become one of the greatest players ever. She’s an NCAA champion from her time at Baylor University, a WNBA champion, a…

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