You Let Some Girl Beat You?, Ann Meyers Drysdale
You Let Some Girl Beat You?, Ann Meyers Drysdale
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You Let Some Girl Beat You?
The Story of Ann Meyers Drysdale

Author: Ann Meyers Drysdale, Joni Ravenna

Narrator: Pam Ward

Unabridged: 8 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/12/2012


Synopsis

Ann Meyers Drysdale is one of the greatest stars in the history of basketball. But her rise wasn't without controversy. Her 1979 NBA bid to play with the Indiana Pacers brought a barrage of criticism. But Ann simply wanted to play among the best. She had always competed with the guys, and she never let anyone keep her down.

A female first in many categories, Ann Meyers Drysdale was the first woman ever signed to a four-year athletic scholarship to UCLA, where she remains the only four-time Bruin basketball All American, male or female. Ann was also the only woman ever asked to compete in ABC Sports' Superstars, pitting her against elite athletes like Mark Spitz, Joe Frazier, O. J. Simpson, and Mark Gastineau. In You Let Some Girl Beat You? Ann shares with us her inspirational story for the first time.

About Ann Meyers Drysdale

Ann Meyers Drysdale is regarded as one of the greatest stars in the history of basketball. Throughout her career, she has received many honors. A member of six Halls of Fame, including the International Women's Sports Hall of Fame and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Ann is an Olympic silver medalist, a World Championship gold medalist, and a two-time Pan American Games medalist. A female first in many categories, Ann was the first woman ever signed to a four-year athletic scholarship to UCLA, where she led the women's basketball team to their only National Championship in 1978. To this day, she is the only four-time Bruin basketball All American, male or female. Named by Time magazine as one of the "Top 10 Female Sports Pioneers of All Time" in 2008, Ann is the only woman to sign a contract with an NBA team (the Indiana Pacers in 1979) and the only woman to sign a no-cut contract with the NBA. She was also the first woman ever to do color commentary of an NBA game, as well as the first woman to announce an NBA game on network television. Today Ann continues to break through barriers. She is the only female vice president in the NBA (she is VP of the Phoenix Suns), and she is also the general manager of the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury, which has won two WNBA Championships since she took over four years ago. Ann has worked extensively as a broadcaster as well, covering a wide variety of sports for major television networks, including the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Olympics for NBC.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lee on December 31, 2021

You let some girl beat you? By Ann Myers Drysdale with Joni Ravenna. The cover of the book has a head shot of Ann smiling while holding a basketball. There is an image in the lower left corner of Ann with basketball practice clothes on while holding a basketball with a taller man standing behind her......more

Goodreads review by Keely on January 04, 2013

I really enjoyed this autobiography, although it could have benefitted from some more thorough editing (homonyms will kill the flow of a paragraph for me EVERY TIME). It jumped around at first, but by the time you reach the end of the book you realize that even through all of the tragedies, highs an......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on January 15, 2013

Very heartwarming book for any female who was/is an athlete fighting adversity and the goal to be better. Especially important to younger girls. My daughter is in 8th grade and a basketball player and I've encouraged her to read this book. My daughter likes to play with the boys to improve her game......more

Goodreads review by Raina on June 16, 2018

It was well written, easy to understand and held my attention (which is saying a lot because I am about as anti-sports as anyone gets). She had an interesting life story but wasn't obnoxious or boastful or unable to have anything beyond basketball for herself. This book made me want to have the auth......more

Goodreads review by Sonya on June 19, 2012

A good book on the history of women's basketball......more