Basketball
What is an example of uncommon favor in this chapter?
winning the championship with a team that lost 6 of its top players a team that was underestimated
What did Mr. Polowski, Dawn's science teacher immediately clock her doing?
cheating
What does Dawn mean when she says she had to play ball to play ball?
she needs to do what the school wants her to do and focus on her school to play basketball.
What lesson did Dawn learn before drinking before a game?
you could get sick so she did not do it again..
How did Staley describe the students at UVA?
What was Dawn's daycare?
The nickname for Dawn's South Carolina Gamecocks team that was wild and silly
What are the reasons Staley decided to go to UVA?
dorms
wanted to go to a school that had not won a championship
What is "North Philly showed up" and example of ?
Personification
What did Staley learn about failure and losing?
There’s not a whole lot of opportunity to strengthen your mentality without failure
What feels like an end can be a beginning
What is the twenty-four hour rule?
you are allowed to pout or moan about a loss for 24 hours before you move on
What technique did Staley use to stop turning over the ball?
snapped a rubber band on her wrist
How did Staley describe UVA's campus?
like a picture perfect Christmas puzzle
Staley said that North Philly was as integral to her as what part of her body?
spine
What did Staley learn about coaching?
understand players personality
build a relationship with players
coach players as individuals
What high school did Staley graduate from?
Dobbins Technical High School
What did Staley learn from coach Debbie?
The fundamentals of basketball, team communication
What word made Staley angry when talking to the dean?
conform
What did Staley describe the UVA campus to be like compared to the projects?
a pumpkin spice latte pool
What lesson did Staley not learn about UVA until she arrived on campus?
"how freaking white it was."
What was Staley's boyfriend's name?
Boodles or Vincent
To which team did Staley's team loose the NCAA championship in her senior year of college?
Stanford
In what subjects was Dawn Staley college degree ?
Rhetoric and Communication
What did Staley mean when she said, "... my wake up call was coming from inside the house?"
What figurative language is this?
She means that she realized she was the problem.
idiom
What lesson did Staley learn about herself on page 57?
how to control her emotions and to be unflappable in tense moments.
What did Staley mix with orange juice when she was in college?
Vodka