When people think of strength in sports, they usually picture sweat, weights, and someone yelling “one more rep!” in the background. But apparently strength can also come with a little style and a camera angle. Just ask Cameron Brink.
The WNBA basketball star recently posed for something called “The Strength Issue,” and let’s just say the internet immediately forgot how to behave normally.
Brink, known for dominating the court with the Los Angeles Sparks, decided to show a different side of strength. Instead of blocking shots and grabbing rebounds, she stepped in front of the camera with a series of confident and, yes, slightly seductive poses.
The Los Angeles Sparks forward showed off her own athletic and powerful physique as she posed for The Strength Issue, a first-of-its-kind editorial project redefining how strength is seen in women’s sports.
Aveeno and TOGETHXR partnered to launch the issue, which also features prima ballerina Misty Copeland, swimmer Ali Truwit and soccer star Sophia Wilson.
Brink was captured dribbling a basketball in an eye-catching black mini dress and knee-high heeled boots, adding a sophisticated element to the look with a pair of square-framed glasses.
The athletes opened up on how they choose to define strength from recovery and reinvention to motherhood and elite performance.
Brink, whose young WNBA career has already been hit by injury, said her strength lies in ‘poise, conviction, and self-respect.’
She also maintained that femininity deserves its place in women’s sports, rejecting the notion that it affects a player’s commitment to their game.
‘When people see my femininity, they question my focus,’ she told the issue.
Either way, Cameron Brink proved one thing very clearly; strength isn’t just about lifting weights, sometimes it’s about striking a pose and letting the internet panic for a while.
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