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By Brittney Griner, Sue Hovey
Hailed via ESPN because the world’s most renowned girl basketball participant, Brittney Griner, the dunking phenom and nationwide sensation who's shattering stereotypes and breaking obstacles, now stocks her coming-of-age tale, revealing how she discovered her power to beat bullies and to embody her real self.
Brittney Griner, the No. 1 decide within the 2013 WNBA Draft, is a once-in-a-generation participant, owning a mix of dimension and athleticism by no means prior to obvious within the women’s video game. yet “the sport’s so much transformative figure” (Sports Illustrated) is both well-known for making headlines off the court docket, for talking out on problems with gender, sexuality, physique snapshot and self-esteem.
At 6’8”, with an 88-inch wingspan and a dimension 17 shoe (men’s), the Phoenix Mercury famous person has heard each vicious insult within the ebook, enduring years of taunting that begun in center university and keeps to at the present time. in the course of the highs and lows, Griner has discovered to stay actual to herself, emerging above the haters attempting to take her down.
In her heartfelt memoir, she displays on painful episodes in her existence and describes how she got here to rejoice what makes her unique—inspiring classes she now stocks. packed with the entire humor and character Griner has develop into recognized for, In My pores and skin is greater than a glimpse into some of the most unique personalities in activities; it’s additionally a robust name to readers to be actual to themselves, to like who they're at the in and out.
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