Uncommon Favor : Basketball, North Philly, My Mother, And The Lessons I Learned From All Three
2025
EBook
For the first time, Dawn Staley shares her inspiring life story. A three-time Olympic Gold medalist, six-time WNBA All-Star, and the first person to win the Naismith College Player of the Year award as both a player and coach, Staley has shattered expectations at every level of the game. While her name resonates with both longtime WNBA fans and newcomers, she has kept her personal life private. Uncommon Favor reveals the journey that led to Staley's success, including the challenges she faced. From dealing with sexism on the court to feeling isolated in new environments, Staley honed her skills and learned valuable life lessons about mental fortitude and maturity that have grounded her throughout her career. Beginning with her humble origins on the North Philadelphia basketball court and her rise to national fame at the University of Virginia -- where she led her team to three Final Fours -- Staley recounts the key moments that shaped her winning mindset. Her iconic career in the WNBA and her groundbreaking coaching journey at the University of South Carolina highlight the milestones and turning points that have defined her success, both on and off the court. Fearless and authentic, Uncommon Favor shares the rewards of leading with conviction and the courage to redefine the limits of what is possible.
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ISBN: 9781668023389
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- 1 online resource
- text file
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- Electronic book.
- Electronic reproduction. New York Atria/Black Privilege Publishing 2025 Available via World Wide Web.
Contents:
- The disciplined person can do anything
- Hope is a ladder
- It's not where you start, it's where you finish
- You have to do what you don't want to do to get what you want
- No one does it alone
- People over process
- Know your worth
- Look, sound, feel
- Respect the power of habits
- Give what you have within
- You're in the room for a reason, now move it
- God bats last
- Be kind to yourself.
Control Number: 3417177
Publisher: New York : Black Privilege Publishing/Atria, 2025.Subjects:
- African American basketball coaches -- United States -- Biography
- African American basketball players -- United States -- Biography
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports
- Basket-ball -- Entra ineurs noirs am ericains -- Etats-Unis -- Biographies
- Basket-ball -- Entra ineuses -- Etats-Unis -- Biographies
- Joueurs de basket-ball noirs am ericains -- Etats-Unis -- Biographies
- SPORTS & RECREATION / Basketball
- Staley, Dawn, 1970-
- Women basketball coaches -- United States -- Biography
- Women basketball players -- United States -- Biography
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