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APRIL 8, 2009
The End of the Season
A long, long time ago (though not in a galaxy far, far, away) I loved basketball. I went to every high school game (home and away) and could name every Celtics player (and their numbers). However, due in part to my contrary nature, when I arrived at college where the Basketball team was as sacred as the Queen, I rebelled. I began as indifferent, progressed to annoyed and became fully opposed when I started teaching and learned that at that particular school, basketball stars didn’t need to attend a class to pass it. Of course, over time I have been surrounded by fans, especially fans of college ball. I’ve grown to recognize the names "Summitt", "Geno" and of course "Calhoun", though to be honest, I couldn’t recognize their faces. Last month, our Senior book group, The Bookworms, read C. Vivian Stringer’s autobiography, Standing Tall. Ms. Stringer is the coach of the Rutgers’ girl’s basketball team. While Ms. Stringer has led an interesting life, it was when the book talked about coaching and basketball that held my attention. It was with this book in mind that I watched the Final Four game last night. Congratulations to our home team and our neighbors. And for all others who, like me, now have basketball in mind though the season is over, check out these non-fiction titles related to women’s basketball available @ your library!
Standing tall : a memoir of tragedy and triumph / C. Vivian Stringer with Laura Tucker
Geno : in pursuit of perfection / Geno Auriemma with Jackie MacMullan ; foreword by Diana Taurasi.
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