She'la White doing the heavy lifting
Posted Feb 29, 2012
She'la White realized at the age of 10 that she was never going to be tall. If she wanted to fulfill her dream of being a basketball player, she would need other qualities to compensate. “I kidded her all summer that if we stop with basketball right now and trained for the Olympics we could be in London next year,” UNC strength and conditioning coach Jason Beaulieu said.
(Durham Herald-Sun)
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