But for years she coached girls and taught them how to win and taught them never to settle for being second-class. And she coached boys who were too young to care that a woman was the boss. At UAA, Davis always offered sharp game analysis, and it's easy to imagine her passing on those insights to eager young minds. Her hair seems darker and straighter, and she is clearly less muscular. She looks well.
Athletes are always in the best shape.
They are not stricken by illnesses like this. That you can understand. Happens all the time. No one can explain it. She was one of former coach Linda Bruns' first recruits, coming north from Fountain Valley in Orange County, Calif., in 1982.