Kara Dee Liggett's WNBA Basketball Fan Profile
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Always a hoopster, never enough time...
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Who am I?
I am a former college basketball player...still have the itch to compete now and again...went to Rice University, majored in English with the intention of going to law school...intentions sometimes fall short, though, and I taught high school English for five years instead...I now work at a household staffing agency...I love it, flexible hours, great pay, and I have a good life...
I am full of opinions...and I am a jack of all trades, but a master of none...I love doing research...and I LOVE to write...
Interests
Basketball, cooking, painting, playing sports, reading, reading and writing about basketball (my experiences), watching sports, working-out, writing
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Once a girl, Always a girl... posted on 07/22/2008
Interestingly enough, WNBA basketball isn't your grandmother's favorite sport. Not that it was, but it had potential, in the beginning, when "models" like Lisa Leslie and Rebecca Lobo were preaching about how they dealt with the challenges of being "ladies" in a man's world. Nowadays, the concern is no longer how to remain a "lady" but, instead, how to dunk like the boys. For one, the ladies are wearing the shorts hanging half-way down their rears (I'm guilty!) just like the boys...and [GASP] they're even a little guilty of "talking trash" just like the fellas...
Now, don't get me wrong, not all the players in the WNBA are little replicas of these special "hoopstas" I am referring to, but if you walk into a gym for a high school summer league tournament or if you've been around girls after a high school or college basketball game, you will see a fair share of the girls sporting baggy shorts and big sneakers (I can't believe I just used the word sneakers, but my grandma would be proud!)...
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Kara Dee Liggett
Always a hoopster, never enough time...
