Zia Cooke

It's crazy.

Women are just... But what I do love is that we all speak up for what we believe in.

Totally.

It's crazy because when I got in the W, I didn't even realize how much time and effort the W actually puts into getting us what we deserve.

I'm like, man, the W, what's going on?

Do they not care?

And then when I got to the league and I saw how many people were pushing for it, all the players that was pushing for it, I kind of felt bad that I was even feeling the way I felt about the W. And now that I'm seeing the way that it's getting better and better and it's increasing, it's just like –

It's just timing.

This is the timing for it to all happen.

As a woman, I just told someone, we're going to always get it hard, but we can handle it.

I personally don't think men can handle what we go through.

Honestly, I don't think they would be able to handle the things that women have to go through.

This is the cards we were dealt, but we're on the rise for sure.

And I think that's what the whole WNBA is.

Like, we're all a family.

Totally.

A total family.

And even when we have altercations, one team just going back and forth for a player-owned player.

When we get in for media, when we get to the media room, they ask questions, and we keep it 100%.

I think the coolest part is just probably playing against some of the greats and having the opportunity to learn from some of the greats.