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In my skin : my life on, and off, the basketball court / Brittney Griner ; with Sue Hovey.
Van Pelt Library GV884.G78 G75 2014
Available
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Griner, Brittney, author.
- Hovey, Sue, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Griner, Brittney.
- Basketball players--United States--Biography.
- Basketball players.
- Women basketball players.
- United States.
- Women basketball players--United States--Biography.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- 216 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : It Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2014]
- Summary:
- "From the sports phenomenon - called by ESPN the world's most famous female basketball player - and youth role model comes an inspirational memoir exploring the highs and lows of her life, the bullying she endured, and the assumptions she has redefined, as well as her passion for the game, and empowering readers to be true to themselves and love who they are on the inside and out"-- Provided by publisher.
- Griner, the dunking phenom and national sensation who is shattering stereotypes and breaking boundaries, now shares her coming-of-age story, revealing how she found her strength to overcome bullies and to embrace her authentic self. Possessing a combination of size and athleticism never before seen in women's basketball, she is equally famous for making headlines off the court, for speaking out on issues of gender, sexuality, body image and self-esteem. The Phoenix Mercury star has heard every vicious insult in the book, enduring years of taunting that began in middle school and continues to this day, but has learned to remain true to herself, rising above the haters trying to take her down.
- Contents:
- It's complicated
- The truth about bacon
- A kid going nowhere
- The new me
- Hooked on hoops
- "Big girl is coming to Baylor!"
- Ray finds out
- Running free
- The punch
- To the moon and back
- Keep it behind closed doors
- Too much red berry
- Unfinished business
- Adventures in longboarding
- The face of the program
- Hello and goodbye
- The loss to Louisville
- Two different directions
- Welcome to the pros
- A dog named Dylan
- Lessons of a rookie.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Griner, Brittney. In my skin
- ISBN:
- 9780062309334
- 0062309331
- OCLC:
- 858354857
- Online:
- Cover image
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