For a girl born into a lower-middle-class family in Ferraz de Vasconcelos, a small city in Sao Paulo, Brazil, opportunities were rare and dreams were often out of reach. But Damiris Dantas’ journey was never going to be an ordinary one. Her story is built on resilience and grit. She lost her mother at just nine years old, yet a decade later, at 19, she heard her name called on WNBA draft night. From heartbreak to the biggest stages in basketball, Caitlin Clark’s teammate has lived through more than most athletes ever will. And as she celebrated her 33rd birthday on November 17, Nike made sure to honor the journey that brought her from Brazil’s streets to the biggest stage in women’s basketball.

Dantas was just 17 years old when she officially became a Nike athlete — a massive moment that

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