"I realize how rare it is for someone like me to reach this level. So I'm using my stature in basketb..." — Patty Mills

We're not America. We are our own country, and we have our own issues.

If there's something I believe is right, I back myself.

I'm deeply connected to both sides of my family in ways that I'm not sure I can get across, in ways that many people will never understand.

To continue my efforts as a leader for my people and to follow my family's legacy of providing legitimate opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through my sport of basketball is the true outcome of my personal success and accomplishments.