Ahead of the FIBA World Cup, this Australian Opal shares why she admires Roger Federer

Welcome to Quick Q – Monday Media’s weekly Q&A series dedicated to finding out more about the personalities that matter most in the media landscape.

Every week, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age asks key figures across corporate media, business, sport, federal politics, radio, television and culture to answer questions about their lives, careers, hobbies and news habits.

This week’s conversation is with Australian Opals forward Rebecca Allen who is playing in the FIBA Women’s World Cup in Sydney.

How did you get your big break?
My first Opals tour to America where we played against a few of the WNBA teams. From this, I landed my first WNBA contract with New York Liberty, and I’ve been there for seven years since.

What are daily news media habits?
I mix it up a bit between Twitter, Apple News and mainstream TV.

Which living person do you most admire?
Roger Federer. He is the definition of a role model. The way he conducts himself publicly in his sport and off the court is admirable.

Your guilty streaming pleasure?
I do love some trashy reality TV, I hate to admit it, but I do!

Which phrase do you overuse?
Take every opportunity as it comes, you never know what will come from it.

What was your first job?
I coached at Canterbury Cougars for an under-12s basketball team. I enjoyed this a lot.