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

Rodgers, Sugar 1989- (author.).

Summary: 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.

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  • ISBN: 9781617759291
  • ISBN: 1617759295
  • ISBN: 9781636140131
  • ISBN: 1636140130
  • Physical Description: print
    190 pages ; 21 cm
  • Publisher: Brooklyn, New York : Black Sheep, [2021]

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Formatted Contents Note: 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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Subject: Rodgers, Sugar 1989- Juvenile literature
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African American women basketball players Biography Juvenile literature
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Genre: Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Young adult nonfiction.
Autobiographies.

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They Better Call Me Sugar : My Journey from the Hood to the Hardwood
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They Better Call Me Sugar : My Journey from the Hood to the Hardwood

Sugar Rodgers is a professional basketball player and current Assistant Coach for the Las Vegas Aces. She honed her skills as a young girl growing up in Suffolk, VA, by shooting hoops with neighborhood drug dealers before eventually being recruited by the Georgetown Hoyas, making her the first person in her family to attend college. She graduated Georgetown as the leading scorer of all time, and was drafted by the Minnesota Lynx in 2013. She also played several seasons with the New York Liberty before being traded to Las Vegas in 2019. She was named to the WNBA All-Star team for her 2017 season with the New York Liberty.

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