Sue Bird getting her own Barbie doll

Mattel will make and sell a “Role Model” Barbie doll of Bird as part of their summer of sports initiative.

Sue Bird is getting her own Barbie doll, the toy manufacturer Mattel announced on Tuesday. She’s one of nine women’s athletes that will receive a “Role Model” doll — including the likes of Venus Williams and Christine Sinclair — but only Bird’s will be available for sale.

“I was really excited when I heard,” she told People. “I grew up playing with Barbies so it’s kind of a surreal moment when something like this happens.”

The doll features Bird wearing a red, white and blue top emblazoned with her signature No. 10 along with red shorts, white sneakers and a basketball. Unlike most Barbies, Bird’s will bend at the knees and elbows so it can be used to shoot and perform other basketball moves.

“This is going to have that impact of ‘seeing it and being it,’” she said. “Now little girls and little boys are going to see a professional women’s basketball player in the form of a Barbie and they’re going to tap into that story, they’re going to tap into that career and they’re going to think ‘Oh, this is something I could do.’”

Bird had creative input into the design of her doll, which she used to make sure the hair was just right.

“The one characteristic that probably is most represented on the doll is just how meticulous and careful I was with my hair,” she explained. “It’s just a simple ponytail, but I took a lot of pride in making sure there were no flyaways. Because for me, when I played, it was really important that I didn’t have to worry about anything else but playing.”

During her career, Bird established herself as the greatest point guard in women’s basketball history. At UConn, she won two national championships, brought home three Nancy Lieberman Awards as the best point guard in the country and was the consensus national player of the year in 2002.

After her four years in Storrs, Bird was then drafted No. 1 overall to the Seattle Storm, where she spent the entirety of her 21-year WNBA career. She has five Olympic gold medals, four WNBA titles and five EuroLeague crowns to her name while also being the W’s all-time leader in assists and games played.

Bird’s Barbie can be purchased for $30.