1carol
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| Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 3:38 am Post subject: Seimone Augustus |
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http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/16/sports/ncaabasketball/16augustus.html?oref=regi
excerpt from The New York Times - Nov 16 2004
Quote: Shots in the Dark? L.S.U.'s Star Has Made Them
By Jere Longman
BATON ROUGE, La., Nov. 13 - She learned to see the whole court by wearing special glasses that forced her to look out, not down. She learned dexterity in her dribbling by wearing a bandanna over her eyes, and by having one arm, then the other, trussed behind her back with a belt or duct tape. She learned to shoot by wearing a bowling glove that forced the ball onto her fingertips and out of her palm.
By age 9, Seimone Augustus had become a national finalist in a free-throw competition sponsored by the Elks Club. In high school, she led Capitol High of Baton Rouge to two state championships.
Coaches Debbie Ryan of Virginia and Kim Mulkey-Robertson of Baylor said that when they held up a mirror to Augustus, they saw a shadowy reflection of Cheryl Miller, the former Southern Cal star. |
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mb
Joined: 12 Jun 2002
Posts: 2183
Location: Mesa,AZ (work) Scottsdale,AZ(home)
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| Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 8:42 am Post subject: |
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Great stuff...thanks for the link.
Yet another reminder to screen the movie The Pistol, the Pete Maravich story. |
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