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Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Wilma Rudolph Pictures

Wilma Glodean Rudolph (June 23, 1940 – November 12, 1994) was an American athlete. In the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome she became the first American woman to win three gold medals in track and field during a single Olympic Games, despite running with a sprained ankle at the time.A track and field champion, she elevated women's track to a major presence in the United States.
The powerful sprinter emerged from the 1960 Rome Olympics as "The Tornado," the fastest woman on earth. The Italians nicknamed her "La Gazzella Nera" (the Black Gazelle); to the French she was "La Perle Noire" (The Black Pearl).

Wilma Rudolph

Monday, May 3, 2010

Cynthia Cooper NBA Star

Olympic medalist Cynthia Cooper ‘86 signed on as head women’s basketball coach at Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View, Texas in 2005, she took over a program that had never experienced a winning season in more than two decades of Division I play. And that was fine with her.
“I decided that this would be a perfect situation for me,” Cooper says. “I’d get a chance to stay at home [near Houston]. I’d get a chance to hopefully try and recruit some of the top talent to a historically black university and turn this program around.”
No one knows more about “turning things around” than Cooper, who grew up in Watts, one of eight children. “I had a lot of negative influence around me, constantly showing me the path that I did not want to take,” she says. “The negatives became my inspiration to really help motivate me to get out of the inner city and out of that environment.” A determined Cooper found refuge and opportunity in sports, initially volleyball and track, then later basketball. Her hard work on the court paid off – with a much-appreciated scholarship to USC.
“I tell people I grew up at USC,” says Cooper, a member of the 1983 and 1984 NCAA championship teams that included phenom Cheryl Miller. “It really opened my eyes to a totally different world, a world that you’re somewhat shut off from as an inner-city kid.”

Cynthia Cooper

Lisa Leslie NBA Sports Pictures

There have been alot of changes at Lisa Leslie Hairdressing in the last few months. First of all Lisa Leslie has decided after 10years of hard work and running a successful salon that it is time for her to move on to another venture. She will be sadly missed and we wish her all the luck for the future.
After a 2 year break from hairdressing Michelle has decided to return to the salon and start a new venture of her own. Whether you are a regular to the salon or have not visited for a while the team would love to see you back.

Lisa Leslie