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false <![CDATA[Standing Tall: Lessons in Turning Adversity into Victory]]> 2320128 2 “Lots of people have dreams, but C. Vivian Stringer is the dream—a coalminer’s 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 again—on 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.” —John 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. “Work hard, and don’t look for excuses,” Stringer’s parents told her, “and you can achieve anything.” 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 championships—a triumph hailed as “Hoosiers with an all-female cast.” In 1991, her husband, Bill—her staunchest supporter, the father of her children, and the love of her life—fell 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 others—including her bout with cancer, shared here for the first time—Stringer has carried her burdens with grace. Given her history, it was no surprise that she led her team to respond to Don Imus’s 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 story—love 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. 2326648 4 3 2008 Standing Tall: Lessons in Turning Adversity into Victory total:68|5:27|4:32|3:6|2:2|1:1| 68 286 115 25 4 0 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue May 06 18:57:25 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 24 18:35:43 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Oct 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 01:22:39 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 00:47:05 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Apr 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 14:46:20 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 05:35:21 -0700 2009 wow her life story reads like a movie, how does she live her life in such greatness given that her entire immediate family has suffered great tragedy simply amazing!]]> 4 0 false false Sat Oct 18 10:37:29 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 18 11:00:29 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Feb 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 11:43:45 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 11:46:12 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Nov 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 13:09:25 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 08:09:24 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Thu Sep 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Dec 12 05:00:57 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 12 05:01:34 -0800 2008 1 0 false false Wed Dec 10 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 15:32:30 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 15:34:46 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue May 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 05 08:56:58 -0800 2008 Sun May 25 06:08:56 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 true false Thu Nov 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jun 25 14:44:18 -0700 2008 Thu Nov 20 11:55:51 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Mon May 19 19:22:47 -0700 2008 Sat May 24 07:46:56 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sat Jul 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 17 17:48:45 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 06 07:44:59 -0700 2008
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