Cynthia Cooper: Basketball

 Basketball Legend

Born in Chicago in 1963, Cynthia Cooper went on to win championships in college, the Olympics, and in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is considered by many as one of the greatest women's basketball players ever. In 2000, she published her autobiography, entitled She Got Game: My Personal Odyssey, which covered her childhood, her basketball career up to that time, and her mother's battle with breast cancer. Her mother raised 8 children after Cynthia's father left when she was 6.

Posts about Cynthia Cooper:

• My Top 15 WNBA Players ballot
• B-ball link roundup: conference action, Cooper jersey retirement, and more

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