A'ja Wilson is on top of the world. She is fresh off her 4th MVP season and leading the Las Vegas Aces to their third WNBA title in four years.
If that wasn't enough, she was named the 2025 Time Magazine Athlete of the Year. In her interview with Sean Gregory, Wilson reflected on her journey to this point.
Once, she spoke of her quest to be one of the greats.
“I’ve been the GOAT since 1996 in my house,” says Wilson. “I think I’m on my way there,” she says. “I’m making it real hard for people to chase after me. That’s what it means to be the GOAT.”
“When you think about a lot of GOATs, they have those career-defining shots that solidify you as the best,” says Wilson. “I didn’t really have one of those. I had championships, yeah. But it was never really like a moment of like, whooo

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