In My Skin
My Life On and Off the Basketball Court
Brittney Griner ; Sue Hovey
- The
- WMBA
- All-Star
- shares
- the
- inspiring
- story
- of
- her
- singular
- life
- as
- an
- athlete
- and
- activist
- in
- this
- “searing
- and
- ultimately
- liberating
- memoir”
- (New
- York
- Times
- Book
- Review).Brittney
- Griner
- is
- a
- once-in-a-generation
- basketball
- player.
- A
- two-time
- Olympic
- gold
- medalist
- and
- a
- six-time
- WNBA
- All-Star,
- she
- has
- been
- hailed
- by
- Sports
- Illustrated
- as
- “the
- sport’s
- most
- transformative
- figure.”
- But
- she
- is
- equally
- famous
- for
- speaking
- out
- on
- a
- range
- of
- social
- issues,
- as
- well
- as
- for
- surviving
- a
- wrongful
- detention
- in
- Russia
- that
- became
- a
- geopolitical
- flashpoint.
- Now
- Griner
- shares
- her
- coming-of-age
- story,
- revealing
- how
- she
- found
- her
- strength
- to
- overcome
- bullies
- and
- embrace
- her
- authentic
- self.At
- 6’8”,
- with
- an
- 88-inch
- wingspan
- and
- a
- size
- 17
- shoe
- (men’s),
- the
- Phoenix
- Mercury
- star
- has
- heard
- every
- vicious
- insult
- in
- the
- book,
- enduring
- years
- of
- taunting
- that
- began
- in
- middle
- school
- and
- continues
- to
- this
- day.
- Through
- the
- highs
- and
- lows,
- Griner
- has
- learned
- to
- remain
- true
- to
- herself,
- rising
- above
- the
- haters
- trying
- to
- take
- her
- down.In
- her
- heartfelt
- memoir,
- she
- reflects
- on
- painful
- episodes
- in
- her
- life
- and
- describes
- how
- she
- came
- to
- celebrate
- what
- makes
- her
- unique—inspiring
- lessons
- she
- now
- shares.
- Filled
- with
- all
- the
- humor
- and
- personality
- Griner
- has
- become
- known
- for,
- In
- My
- Skin
- is
- more
- than
- a
- glimpse
- into
- one
- of
- the
- most
- original
- personalities
- in
- sports;
- it’s
- also
- a
- powerful
- call
- to
- readers
- to
- be
- true
- to
- themselves,
- to
- love
- who
- they
- are
- on
- the
- inside
- and
- out.With
- eight
- pages
- of photos.
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