She is also a four-time Olympic gold medal winner and won WNBA MVP an astounding three times. In 2002, standing at six feet five inches, she was the first woman to dunk in the WNBA. Leslie, 48, hails from Gardena, CA, and attended the University of Southern California. I had already replaced the idea of a father,” said the former WNBA star. “I really clung to my spirituality and my Heavenly Father. She added that internally by that time her father passed away, she had coped with not having him in her life. “When you don’t really have a defined definition of what a father is in a household, you kind of make it up. She added she didn’t even know what having a father really meant. We moved the refrigerator and mopped the floor. “I always say that my mom was also my dad because my mom and I mowed the lawn together. “I didn’t know what a dad was,” said Leslie. She wasn’t sure what to call him and just stood there smiling. Past Polly Wheeler Guth ‘44 Leaders in Residence have included former president of Ireland and U.N.high commissioner for human rights Mary Robinson, primatologist Jane Goodall, former prime minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto, professional tennis player Venus Williams, author and historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, and filmmaker and author Tiffany Shlain.The star said she was 12 at the time and standing at six-feet tall when she first met her father. ![]() ![]() We can’t wait for Lisa Leslie to join us.” “This in turn allows students to realize that they can attain goals that they set for themselves and be leaders, too, in powerful ways. “Chatham Hall’s endowed Leader in Residence program brings female leaders in different fields to campus to give Chatham Hall’s students the opportunity to see what drives them and how they came to their careers,” noted Griswold. In 2012, she received her master’s degree in business administration from the University of Phoenix as well as launched the Lisa Leslie Basketball & Leadership Academy. Leslie authored her own book Don't Let the Lipstick Fool You in 2008, and in 2010 became the first WNBA player turned co-owner of the Los Angeles Sparks. Leslie also starred in the Lionsgate film Uncle Drew alongside NBA superstar Kyrie Irving and NBA legends Shaquille O'Neal and Reggie Miller, released in June 2018. She is currently a co-host of CBS Sports' We Need To Talk, and the reigning Coach of the Year of the BIG3. Leslie became a commentator for ESPN in 2004, and has since been an in-studio sports analyst for ABC, Turner, Fox Sports Net, Fox Florida, and NBC. Leslie was inducted into both the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, and the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2015. Leslie is the first woman to slam-dunk in a professional game. Leslie would go on to win her third MVP trophy of the WNBA in 2006. In 2002, she became the WNBA all-time leading scorer, was named MVP of the regular season for the second year in a row in leading the Sparks to their first back-to-back championship, and shocked the world with the first slam-dunk in WNBA history. That same year she also led the Los Angeles Sparks to their first WNBA Championship. In 2001, Leslie was the first WNBA player to win the regular season MVP, the All-Star Game MVP and the playoff MVP in the same season. With the 2008 gold medal, she became the first team sport athlete to win four consecutive Olympic Gold Medals. Leslie carried the gold-winning Team USA in 1996, 2000, 20. Students will be energized by Lisa’s visit and gain insight into making dreams become reality.” ![]() “Her impact on women’s sports as a high school and college athlete, let alone her being a founding player in the WNBA, make her the perfect person to speak to Chatham Hall students about strength, perseverance, and achieving goals. “We are thrilled to be able to welcome Lisa Leslie to campus as our next Leader in Residence,” said Dean of Academics Martha Griswold. Her visit will also include class visits, lunches with students, small group meetings, and more. 18 & 19 and give a community keynote address at 7:30 p.m.
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