Chamique: On Family, Focus, and Basketball.Chamique: On Family, Focus, and basketball by Chamique Holdsclaw Chamique Shaunta Holdsclaw (born August 9, 1977 in Astoria, Queens, New York) is a former professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She announced her retirement from the Los Angeles Sparks on June 11, 2007. with Jennifer Frey Scribner, September 2000, $18.00, ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 07-432-0220-1 WNBA's Washington Mystics The Washington Mystics is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Washington, D.C., U.S.A. They started play in 1998, the second year of the WNBA and are one of the WNBA's first expansion franchises. have a star player in Chamique Holdsclaw. An All-American basketball player in both high school and college, Holdsclaw helped the University of Tennessee The University of Tennessee (UT), sometimes called the University of Tennessee at Knoxville (UT Knoxville or UTK), is the flagship institution of the statewide land-grant University of Tennessee public university system in the American state of Tennessee. win three of four NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association championships during her tenure--including one season undefeated. She was a first-round draft pick and made Rookie-of-the Year during her first season with the Mystics. Alleging that "there is more to me than basketball," Holdsclaw wrote a book with Washington Post reporter Jennifer Frey to share some of the inspirational story of her rise to the top of her game. Early on, readers will recognize a familiar life in the ghetto scenario. Holdsclaw grew up in the projects of Queens, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , with the love, protection and wisdom of her grandmother. Where Holdsclaw's storytelling differs is in her ability to of identify what she calls, the attention-getting settings in her life which shaped her into a tough, strong-willed, young woman who refuses to settle for anything less than the best. Holdsclaw writes in plain English and offers readers an opportunity to observe the deeper side of a celebrated young sister. She tells of the fears and insecurities she fought to overcome. Through it all, she proves an inspiration, especially for young readers. They'll feel especially proud reading along as she acquires her own regal self-assurance, and rises to become one of the best basketball players on the planet. |
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