{"product_id":"raise-the-roof-the-inspiring-inside-story-of-the-tennessee-lady-vols-groundbreaking-season-in-womens-college-basketball-paperback","title":"Raise the Roof: The Inspiring Inside Story of the Tennessee Lady Vols' Groundbreaking Season in Women's College Basketball - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePat Summitt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSally Jenkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It wasn't a team. It was a tent revival.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo says Pat Summitt, the legendary coach whose Tennessee Lady Vols entered the 1997-98 season aiming for an almost unprecedented \"three-peat\" of NCAA championships. \u003ci\u003eRaise the Roof\u003c\/i\u003e takes you right inside the locker room of her amazing team, whose inspired mixture of gifted freshmen and seasoned stars produced a standard of play that would change the game of women's basketball forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 1997-98 season started innocently enough. One Saturday in August, four young freshmen--Semeka Randall, Tamika Catchings, Ace Clement and Teresa Geter--arrived on the Tennessee campus to begin their college careers. Welcoming them were a number of players from the previous year, including Chamique Holdsclaw and Kellie Jolly. But that night, in a sign of things to come, a simple pickup game turned into an amazing display of basketball brilliance--freshmen against established players, and with barely a shot missed by either side. Suddenly Pat Summitt glimpsed the future: fast, aggressive and hugely talented. This might be the team she'd worked her whole career to coach. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the season got under way, other dramas unfolded. After one emotional team meeting, Summitt realized that many on the team were playing for something more than just the glory of the game: all four freshmen, for example, came from single-parent homes, and the tough circumstances of the majority of the other players seemed to add an extra edge to their desire to win it all. Further, Chamique Holdsclaw, widely regarded as the greatest female player ever, was being dogged by questions about turning pro--and she seemed reluctant to rule it out. Meanwhile, another member of the team began to notice the unwelcome attentions of a fan, who soon turned out to be a full-fledged stalker. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll this was behind the scenes; out on the court, the win column was swelling with every game: 8-0, 15-0, 21-0. As 1997 turned into 1998, Pat Summitt began privately to admit that this team had changed her: these kids were so lovable, funny and eager to please that she simply had to let them into her heart. Along the way, the Lady Vols were redefining what women were capable of, trading in old definitions of femininity for new ones--in short, they were keeping score. And by the time they entered the NCAA Final Four tournament in Kansas City, Summitt found herself believing the impossible: despite all the distractions, the 1997-98 Lady Vols could go undefeated, and, in doing so, raise the roof off the sport of women's basketball. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePacked with the excitement of a season on the brink of perfection and filled with the comedy and tragedy of one year in the life of a basketball team, \u003ci\u003eRaise the Roof\u003c\/i\u003e will have readers cheering from the bench for a team of all-conquering players and their astonishing coach.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt wasn't a team. It was a tent revival. \u003cbr\u003eSo says Pat Summitt, the legendary coach whose Tennessee Lady Vols entered the 1997-98 season aiming for an almost unprecedented \"three-peat\" of NCAA championships. \"Raise the Roof takes you right inside the locker room of her amazing team, whose inspired mixture of gifted freshmen and seasoned stars produced a standard of play that would change the game of women's basketball forever. \u003cbr\u003eThe 1997-98 season started innocently enough. One Saturday in August, four young freshmen--Semeka Randall, Tamika Catchings, Ace Clement and Teresa Geter--arrived on the Tennessee campus to begin their college careers. Welcoming them were a number of players from the previous year, including Chamique Holdsclaw and Kellie Jolly. But that night, in a sign of things to come, a simple pickup game turned into an amazing display of basketball brilliance--freshmen against established players, and with barely a shot missed by either side. Suddenly Pat Summitt glimpsed the future: fast, aggressive and hugely talented. This might be the team she'd worked her whole career to coach. \u003cbr\u003eAs the season got under way, other dramas unfolded. After one emotional team meeting, Summitt realized that many on the team were playing for something more than just the glory of the game: all four freshmen, for example, came from single-parent homes, and the tough circumstances of the majority of the other players seemed to add an extra edge to their desire to win it all. Further, Chamique Holdsclaw, widely regarded as the greatest female player ever, was being dogged by questions about turning pro--and she seemed reluctant to rule it out. Meanwhile, another member of the team beganto notice the unwelcome attentions of a fan, who soon turned out to be a full-fledged stalker. \u003cbr\u003eAll this was behind the scenes; out on the court, the win column was swelling with every game: 8-0, 15-0, 21-0. As 1997 turned into 1998, Pat Summitt began privately to admit that this team had changed her: these kids were so lovable, funny and eager to please that she simply had to let them into her heart. Along the way, the Lady Vols were redefining what women were capable of, trading in old definitions of femininity for new ones--in short, they were keeping score. And by the time they entered the NCAA Final Four tournament in Kansas City, Summitt found herself believing the impossible: despite all the distractions, the 1997-98 Lady Vols could go undefeated, and, in doing so, raise the roof off the sport of women's basketball. \u003cbr\u003ePacked with the excitement of a season on the brink of perfection and filled with the comedy and tragedy of one year in the life of a basketball team, \"Raise the Roof will have readers cheering from the bench for a team of all-conquering players and their astonishing coach. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"From the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo writes the New York Times about the Tennessee Lady Vols who, led by their coach Pat Summitt, entered the 1997-98 season aiming for an almost unprecedented \"threepeat\" of NCAA championships. Raise the Roof takes you right inside the locker room of Summitt's amazing team, whose inspired mixture of gifted freshmen and seasoned stars produced a standard of play that would change the game of women's basketball forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite behind-the-scenes dramas -- the possibility that star player Chamique Holdsclaw would turn pro, an unwelcome fan who stalked one team member -- out on the court, the win column was swelling with every game. Along the way, the Lady Vols were redefining what young women were capable of, trading in old definitions of femininity for new ones. And, by the time they entered the NCAA Final Four tournament in Kansas City, Summitt found herself believing the impossible: Despite all the distractions, the Lady Vols could go undefeated, and, in doing so, raise the roof off the sport of women's basketball.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePat Summitt became head coach of the women's basketball team at Tennessee in 1974; since then, she has won more national championships than any coach, man or woman, since John Wooden. In the 1976 Olympics, as co-captain she led the U.S. women's squad to a silver medal, and in the 1984 Olympics--this time as coach--her team brought home the gold medal. She is the author, with Sally Jenkins, of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eReach for the Summit.\u003c\/i\u003e A native of Tennessee, she lives in Knoxville with her husband, R.B., and their son Tyler. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSally Jenkins is the author of \u003ci\u003eMen Will Be Boys\u003c\/i\u003e and the cowriter of Pat Summitt's first book, \u003ci\u003eReach for the Summit.\u003c\/i\u003e A veteran sports reporter whose work has been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, she has worked for the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post, Sports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCondé Nast's Women's Sports and Fitness.\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 8.01 x 5.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 05, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44801948156006,"sku":"9780767903295","price":27.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/cnRGcWZrOTZDMTV1c3oyYUhydUUvdz09.webp?v=1771336988","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/raise-the-roof-the-inspiring-inside-story-of-the-tennessee-lady-vols-groundbreaking-season-in-womens-college-basketball-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}