Stewart wins Best Female Athlete award at ESPYS, calls for equality

Seattle Storm forward and this year's no. 1 overall draft pick at the WNBA Draft Breanna Stewart won the Best Female Athlete award at the 2016 ESPYS.

In Stewart's speech (which can be watched here), she called for equality in sports and more attention to women's sports, adding it takes effort from everyone to make a change.
"During my time in college I received an enormous amount of media attention. I'm grateful for that. And now that I'm in the WNBA, playing with other amazing female athletes, I'm trying to understand why we, as professional female athletes, don't receive anywhere near the fame. This has to change. 
Equality for all takes each of us making an effort. Thank you for this honor and together let's be better."
Stewart, a four-time champion in the NCAA, is averaging 19.5 PPG, 9.7 RPG, 3.4 APG, 1.4 SPG, and 1.9 BPG so far in her first season in the WNBA.

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