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C. Vivian Stringer
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Three Rivers Pr
Publication date
March 3, 2009
Pages
291
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780307406279
ISBN-10
030740627X
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.25 by 8 in.
Weight
0.50 lbs.
Original list price
$15.99
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: âLots of people have dreams, but C. Vivian Stringer is the dreamâa coalminerâs daughter who believed when her Poppa told her there was no obstacle she could not surmount. And she lives that dream, teaching others to rise up to meet challenges, turning underdogs into champions again and againâon and off the court. This is the quintessential American story, of a woman and of a family pulling together against the odds. Standing Tall offers an important message of hope to so many.â
âJohn Chaney, Hall of Fame college basketball coach
At a time when heroes are too rare, C. Vivian Stringer sets a shining example. She has time and again shown character, fortitude, and heart, both on and off the hardwood, and in the face of unbearable loss. In Standing Tall, she shares her remarkable life story, inspiring us to find this fortitude within ourselves.
âWork hard, and donât look for excuses,â Stringerâs parents told her, âand you can achieve anything.â But her faith and perseverance would be tested many times. A gifted athlete, she had to fight for a place on an all-white cheerleading squad in the sixties. In 1981, just as her coaching career was taking off, her fourteen-month-old daughter, Nina, was stricken with spinal meningitis. Nina would never walk or talk again. Still grieving, Stringer brought a small, poor, historically black college to the national championshipsâa triumph hailed as âHoosiers with an all-female cast.â In 1991, her husband, Billâher staunchest supporter, the father of her children, and the love of her lifeâfell dead of a sudden heart attack, but that same year, she led yet another young team to the Final Four. Through these dark times and othersâincluding her bout with cancer, shared here for the first timeâStringer has carried her burdens with grace. Given her history, it was no surprise that she led her team to respond to Don Imusâs slurs with dignity and courage.
Standing Tall is a story of quiet strength in the face of punishing odds. Above all, it is an extraordinary love storyâlove for the game, for the players she has coached, for her close-knit family, and for the husband she lost far too soon. It will resonate long after the last page.
From the Hardcover edition.
âJohn Chaney, Hall of Fame college basketball coach
At a time when heroes are too rare, C. Vivian Stringer sets a shining example. She has time and again shown character, fortitude, and heart, both on and off the hardwood, and in the face of unbearable loss. In Standing Tall, she shares her remarkable life story, inspiring us to find this fortitude within ourselves.
âWork hard, and donât look for excuses,â Stringerâs parents told her, âand you can achieve anything.â But her faith and perseverance would be tested many times. A gifted athlete, she had to fight for a place on an all-white cheerleading squad in the sixties. In 1981, just as her coaching career was taking off, her fourteen-month-old daughter, Nina, was stricken with spinal meningitis. Nina would never walk or talk again. Still grieving, Stringer brought a small, poor, historically black college to the national championshipsâa triumph hailed as âHoosiers with an all-female cast.â In 1991, her husband, Billâher staunchest supporter, the father of her children, and the love of her lifeâfell dead of a sudden heart attack, but that same year, she led yet another young team to the Final Four. Through these dark times and othersâincluding her bout with cancer, shared here for the first timeâStringer has carried her burdens with grace. Given her history, it was no surprise that she led her team to respond to Don Imusâs slurs with dignity and courage.
Standing Tall is a story of quiet strength in the face of punishing odds. Above all, it is an extraordinary love storyâlove for the game, for the players she has coached, for her close-knit family, and for the husband she lost far too soon. It will resonate long after the last page.
From the Hardcover edition.
Editions
Hardcover
1 edition from Crown Pub (March 4, 2008)
9780307406095 | details & prices | 291 pages | 6.50 × 10.00 × 1.00 in. | 1.25 lbs | List price $24.95
About: âLots of people have dreams, but C.
About: âLots of people have dreams, but C.
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Three Rivers Pr (March 3, 2009)
9780307406279 | details & prices | 291 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $15.99
About: âLots of people have dreams, but C.
About: âLots of people have dreams, but C.
Miscellaneous
from Crown Pub (March 4, 2008)
9780307449269 | details & prices | List price $14.95
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