How to Be Like Women Athletes of Influence: 32 Women at the Top of Their Game and How You Can Get There Too (How to Be Like Series) (Paperback)

by Pat Williams (Author), Dana O'Neil (Contributor)
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These women have got game . . . and you can get yours, too!

With 32 never-before-heard interviews and stories about some of the world's most contemporary top athletes and sports pioneers, How to Be Like Women Athletes of Influence celebrates the exciting growth of women's sports . . . and the fearless, multitalented women who are making it happen.

From the locker rooms to the board rooms to the training rooms, Orlando Magic Senior Vice President Pat Williams and sports writer Dana Pennett O'Neil have interviewed many top athletes in every major sport—plus their rivals, coaches, and contemporaries—to give insights, advice, and inspiration to any budding athlete.

· Serena and Venus Williams • · Michelle Kwan • · Annika Sorenstam · Steffi Graf • · Dorothy Hamill • · Mia Hamm • · Jackie Joyner Kersee · Michelle Akers • · Bonnie Blair • · Nadia Comaneci • · Gail Devers · Babe Didrikson • · Chris Evert • · Lisa Fernandez • · Peggy Fleming · Althea Gibson • · Billie Jean King • · Julie Krone • · Lisa Leslie · Nancy Lopez • · Shannon Miller • · Martina Navratilova • · Dot Richardson · Mary Lou Retton • · Wilma Rudolph • · Joan Benoit Samuelson · Dawn Staley • · Pat Summitt •
· Jenny Thompson

About the Author
Pat Williams (Orlando, FL) is the author of How to Be Like Women of Influence, How to Be Like Mike, How to Be Like Jackie Robinson, and several other books in the How to Be Like… series. He is senior vice president of the Orlando Magic.

After more than fifteen years in sports writing, Dana O'Neil (Philadelphia, PA) has covered virtually every major sporting event, including the Super Bowl, several World Series, men's and women's Final Four, World Cup, and Grand Slam tennis. A member of the U.S. Basketball Writers Association, the U.S. Baseball Writers Association, and the Association for Women in Sports Media, she also serves on the advisory board for the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism at Penn State, her alma mater. A winner of several local, state, and national awards, O'Neil has spent the last eight years as a reporter at The Philadelphia Daily News.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: HCI (October 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0757306772
• ISBN-13: 978-0757306778
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,102,545 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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