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Don't Let The Lipstick Fool You
Lisa Leslie
The Making of a Champion
Dafina
May 2008
On Sale: April 30, 2008
320 pages
ISBN: 0758227353
EAN: 9780758227355
Hardcover
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A three-time Olympic gold medalist, three-time MVP of the
WNBA, and the first woman ever to dunk in a professional
basketball game, Lisa Leslie is considered one of the
greatest players in the history of women's basketball. Now
in her own words, she points the spotlight onto her
remarkable life off the court, where being a confident
champion was not always simple. As a child growing up in South Central Los Angeles, Lisa
was timid, awkward, and over six feet tall in the sixth
grade. Opponents challenged her, and she struggled to
overcome self-imposed fears and limitations. But as her
interest in basketball grew, she toughened both her game
and her resolve. She also learned she could retain her
femininity and throw a few elbows too. Still there was a nagging notion that girls--even tall
girls and especially pretty ones - could not play well. At
the same time, Lisa's home life, though loving, was
unstable. Lisa never knew her father. Her mother worked as
a traveling truck-driver to support the family, leaving
Lisa to shuffle between relatives. Lisa's beloved older
sister seemed only to torment her, harbor hidden
jealousies, and would later go on to steal her identity and
almost ruin her finances. And as a young woman, it would
take two broken engagements before Lisa finally found the
love of her life. Yet overcoming tremendous doubts are what paved the way to
Lisa's greatest achievements--scoring 101 points in the
first half of a high school basketball game; signing with
Wilhelmina Models and appearing in Vogue magazine; and of
course traveling the world and winning championship after
championship...after championship. Today, Lisa is a beautiful, poised, assertive, six-foot-
five-inch basketball powerhouse. Her elegance and charm
have made her a favorite with fans, the fashion world, and
even Hollywood. With hard-won candor and self-assurance,
Lisa Leslie shares her empowering story about finding grace
under pressure, balancing a life of contradiction without
losing yourself, and exceeding expectations--including your
own--by playing like a girl.
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