She'S Got Handle Nicole Louden'S Triumph In Basket
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Published: September 15, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780740718946
Subjects: Sports - Basketball; Women; Biography/Autobiography; Biography; Biography & Autobiography; Biography / Autobiography; United States; Sports - General; Louden, Nicole,; Basketball - General; Humor / General; Basketball players; Women basketball players; 1983-
First sentence: Nicole positions her feet behind the foul line, gazes intently at the rim, and lets loose a free throw as if nothing else in the world exists but the net 15 feet away.
Description: "She's Got Handle" engagingly demonstrates what happens when a determined inner-city girl -- supported by a dedicated, hardworking family -- sidesteps the land mines of poverty, drug use, violent crime, and teenage pregnancy to pursue her dream of playing Division I basketball. She's Got Handle examines women's basketball at a critical juncture in history, when it can either mimic the mistakes of the men's game or pursue a more compassionate path. Nicole Louden is a determined, dedicated, intelligent, young African American woman with a powerful desire to succeed. Her story is as inspirational and hard driving as a full-court press.