They better call me Sugar : my journey from the hood to the hardwood

Rodgers, Sugar, 1989- author.

Book

Brooklyn, New York : Black Sheep, [2021]

©2021

190 pages ; 21 cm

Sugar Rodgers's road to a successful WNBA career was fraught with hardship and tragedy. Left essentially homeless at fourteen, she clung to basketball as a way to keep herself focused and sane. Here Rodgers delivers a powerful message of discipline, perseverance, and self-determination for anyone growing up in economically challenging conditions. -- adapted from back cover

Rodgers, Sugar, 1989-

Women's National Basketball Association.

African American women basketball players -- Biography.

Women basketball players -- Biography.

Glencoe (Ill.) -- Central School research projects.

Autobiographies.

My journey from the hood to the hardwood

Introduction -- Williamstown -- Tomboy -- Second grade -- Golf -- Tiger Woods and California -- My first jail visit -- Football -- Toe-to-toe with a drug dealer -- My first basketball team -- City league basketball -- The bust -- The tournament -- The funeral -- DD bug -- Life at Coach Betty's house -- Aunt Linda -- Boo Williams -- Getting recruited -- Powder puff -- Senior prom -- Georgetown Hoyas -- Scooter -- Freshman year -- Dad -- Senior year -- Preparing for the pros -- Draft day -- Minnesota Lynx -- Living the dream -- Dream big -- Self-talk and positivity.

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