Standing Tall: A Memoir of Tragedy and Triumph | C. Vivian Stringer, Laura Tucker

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	Standing Tall: A Memoir of Tragedy and Triumph C. Vivian Stringer, Laura Tucker Crown, 2008 - 304 pages average customer review:based on 24 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Outstanding in basketball and memoir genres

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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Awesome & Inspiring!

What a wonderful book! Highly recommended to everyone! Gives hope to all that have a had a struggle like Vivians! From a poor family to coaching one of THE BEST womens college basketball teams EVER! Im a big RU fan and the whole team has been through alot, I commend them on their courage and with Vivian as their coach, they will soar! She's a great role-model to everyone!

Standing Tall

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.

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Wow, what a wonderful Read

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

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!

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