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First Edition. |
Description |
xv, 253 pages ; 22 cm |
Audience |
Ages: 12 up. |
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Grades: 7 to 8. |
Summary |
The professional basketball player and 2016 Olympic gold medalist shares her inspirational story of overcoming the challenges of competitive sports through balancing hard work and the support of family. |
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Elena Delle Donne, 2015 WNBA MVP and 2016 Olympic gold medalist, shares her inspirational story of being a young basketball prodigy who gave up an impressive basketball scholarship for family and self-discovery. Elena Delle Donne has always forged her own path. During her first year of college, she walked away from a scholarship and chance to play for Geno Aurriema at UConn—the most prestigious women’s college basketball program—so she could stay in her home state of Delaware and be close to her older sister, Lizzie, who has several disabilities and can only communicate through hand-over-hand signing. Burned out and questioning her passion for basketball, she attended the University of Delaware and took up volleyball for a year. Eventually she found her way back to her first love, playing basketball for the Blue Hens, ultimately leading them, a mid-major team, to the Sweet Sixteen. She went on to become the second overall selection during the 2013 WNBA draft and the WNBA’s 2015 MVP. Elena Delle Donne delivers a powerful and motivational story of overcoming the challenges of competitive sports through balancing hard work and the support of a loving family. |
Contents |
Foul trouble. Home -- Growing up in basketball -- High school star -- Free throw champion -- Time off -- Senior year -- Burnout -- Rebound. The hardest summer of my life -- Lyme disease -- Volleyball -- Basketball, take two -- Lyme disease, take two -- Elena international -- China -- Vocal leadership -- NCAA tournament debut -- Seize every moment -- Saying good-bye -- Forward. WNBA draft -- Moving to Chicago -- Toss out your expectations and make goals -- Living and playing differently -- Rest, refocus, and rediscover your passion -- Making sense of loss -- WNBA play-offs -- Building strength -- Lead with confidence -- Attitude is everything -- Comeback kid -- Make adjustments -- WNBA finals -- Slam dunk. Demand excellence -- You're a firework -- MVP award -- Radiate magic -- Be yourself -- Engagement -- Rio -- Gold medal game -- In an instant -- Bad things will happen -- Shake-up -- Take a risk -- The mystics. |
Subject |
Delle Donne, Elena -- Juvenile literature.
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Women's National Basketball Association -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Women's National Basketball Association -- History.
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Delle Donne, Elena.
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Women basketball players -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Women basketball players.
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Women -- Biography.
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SPORTS & RECREATION / General.
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Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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Added Author |
Durand, Sarah, author.
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ISBN |
9781534412286 (Hardcover) |
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153441228X (Hardcover) |
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9781534412293 (Paperback) |
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1534412298 (Paperback) |
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9781534412309 (Ebook) |
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