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 enlarge | Authors: C. Vivian Stringer, Laura Tucker
Publisher: Crown
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  25 reviews
Sales Rank: 22558
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.3 x 1.1
ISBN: 0307406091
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.323092
EAN: 9780307406095
ASIN: 0307406091
Publication Date: March 4, 2008
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Condition: former library book - very good condition - slight shelfwear
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Growing up in Edenborn. April 14, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I had the amazing fortune to grow up with the Stoners in Edenborn and graduate with Vivian's brother Timmy. There dad and my father Mario Tiberi were friends. Buddy Stoner was a great athelete and my dad was always telling everyone,Buddy never bragged. I can still see Buddy doing a bebob arrangement with his hands. Her mom and my mom were simular in raising a large family in a coal patch town. One car per family, going to Uniontown was an ordeal. They were the nicest family and everyone treated each other with respect. Everyone was told to get a education to further themselves, Vivian captured that essence. Mario V. Tiberi
Wow, what a wonderful Read April 9, 2008
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
I follow this woman's basketball program, but I did not know the tragedies and triumphs she has gone through. I am so impressed with this story, and I hope the best for her.
First Class April 9, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I've had the pleasure of knowing Vivian since our first day of college. She is truly a remarkable individual. Author Laura Tucker made me laugh out loud, and then there were times I had to put the book down and walk away with tears running down my cheeks. Vivian exposes her inner-most self as she shares her feelings and emotions about her family, her husband Bill and daughter Nina. You will be touched by her humility, strength, honesty, and courage as she overcomes the many hurdles in her life. The stories about the long lasting relationships, loyalty, and respect her former players have for her are so heartfelt. This is a beautifully written story of a very classy lady, a role model, and truly an inspiration for all. Way to go VI!
Standing Tall April 8, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Vivian Stringer has been a part of my life since 1993, when her Iowa Hawkeyes and my Ohio State Buckeyes traded wins and losses against each other on the way to that year's NCAA Final Four. We have never met, but have always considered us family because of what is common in our lives; the coal mines, women athletics, being African American, having extreme amounts of drive, rising to heights in our professional lives, our faith and hope for those we teach. I am a professional musician.
As I finish Standing Tall, I hold back the tears swelling up in my soul. But tears are a sign of strength. Thank you, Vivian, for taking the time out of your extremely busy life to collaborate with Laura Tucker and Crown Publishers on this wonderful book. I hope America reads it, lays our souls next to your huge heart and learn what it takes to stand tall and prosper through tragedy and triumph.
I look forward to sharing this book with my loved ones.
Outstanding in basketball and memoir genres March 29, 2008
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
Am amazing book. Very hard to put down. Coach Stringer shares her life, including stories of her own mistakes, setbacks and bad decisions. She tells us about her happy family and her encounter with racism at high school cheerleader selection. In college, her passion for sports collided with academics and she almost flunked out. And she met a handsome athlete named Bill Stringer.
Stringer's adult life combined professional triumph with personal tragedy. One child remains paralyzed from misdiagnosed spinal meningitis...and speechless from complications when the doctors refused to listen to Vivian's pleas: "I know there's something wrong. Please take another MRI."
Later her husband died at 47 and Stringer herself was diagnosed with breast cancer. She leaned heavily on family to survive these crises with dignity and strength.
As a basketball fan, I especially liked the sections on teams, games and championships. And I would like to have seen more. The most moving scene comes when Stringer describes a New Year's Eve practice when a lackluster team was inspired by Cappie Pondexter, Tammy Sutton Brown and a handful of Coach Stringer's former players. These players had just a few days off for the holidays, yet they came to Rutgers to help their coach and talk to this team from their perspective of "been there." And the team went on to get past the Final Four -- almost all the way to an NCAAW championship.
Ultimately, I welcomed the opportunity to get to know more about Vivian Stringer. I've seen her standing tall at Rutgers games, wearing red, unflappable, and yes, every inch the tough coach in a feminine designer suit with good jewelry.
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