Defiantly tattooed, with his hair in cornrows, the six-foot Philadelphia 76ers point guard is one of the most recognizable and controversial stars of the sports world. His meteoric rise from a troubled childhood in the ghetto to NBA superstardom has been marked by five straight playoff appearances, including a finals berth in 2001 and an MVP award. From his rap sheet to his rap album, fans and journalists alike hound his every move. But never before has a biographer presented a full portrait of this complicated and intensely private star -- a man whose loyalty to his family, the streets, and his friends trumps any other concern. Filled with exclusive interview material and unprecedented access to many of Iverson's inner circle, Only the Strong Survive is the first in-depth look at the truth behind this newly minted legend.

    A reporter, not wanting to be insensitive, delicately broaches the obvious question: “How can you play so well despite your hearing impairment?” Nanette Virnig, a forward for Gallaudet, puts him at ease. “We’re not hearing impaired,” she says. “We’re deaf.”Winning Sounds Like This is the remarkable story of the nation’s most unique and inspiring women’s basketball team and its 1999–2000 season. It is the touching chronicle of players who don’t hear buzzers or cheers, a coach who has never used a whistle, and a university that is a mecca for deaf culture throughout the world. Wayne Coffey offers an intimate and unsparing look at the players’ lives on and off the court, their struggles to overcome mistreatment and misconceptions of the hearing world, and their deeply rooted connection to one another.

    The author, a former staff writer at Sports Illustrated, spends the 2000-2001 season with the defending NCAA champion University of Connecticut women's basketball team.

    This journey is made by the author Conscious and her therapist Allan as they uncover repressed memories of her childhood that dictate her adulthood. Conscious is the Joan of Ark for our day. She is holding the torch of Truth in one hand and Her sword Getting Unstuck in the other hand, as she declares war on saving lives. It is the wake up call the world needs, our society has become apathetic, toward the spread of HIV/AIDS and drug treatment. Getting Unstuck is an inspiration, as well as a vehicle to save our children from the sick cycle of child sexual abuse.

    The text shows how ferocity, power and grace appeal to the human passions in everyone.

    This fact-filled brief history explores how "hoops" grew from its 1891 invention in Springfield, Massachusetts, as a winter training exercise for athletes of other sports to the world's favorite game.