Better than the Best
Black Athletes Speak, 1920-2007
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, African-American Studies, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching
| Author: | ISBN: | 9780295801698 | |
| Publisher: | University of Washington Press | Publication: | May 1, 2011 |
| Imprint: | University of Washington Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9780295801698 |
| Publisher: | University of Washington Press |
| Publication: | May 1, 2011 |
| Imprint: | University of Washington Press |
| Language: | English |
In these engaging and forthright interviews, thirteen African American athletes talk about how they endured through pain, loneliness, and rejection to become champions. In sports as diverse as football and fencing, wrestling and track and field, these men and women triumphed over the odds to become better than the best. Their legacy is in their accomplishments and in their determination to continue contributing to the societal transformation their efforts helped make possible.
In these engaging and forthright interviews, thirteen African American athletes talk about how they endured through pain, loneliness, and rejection to become champions. In sports as diverse as football and fencing, wrestling and track and field, these men and women triumphed over the odds to become better than the best. Their legacy is in their accomplishments and in their determination to continue contributing to the societal transformation their efforts helped make possible.
