Lady Magic

by Nancy Lieberman and Debby Jennings

Book Overview

Foreword by MARTINA NAVRATILOVA. The story of a 'street-smart New York kid' who parlayed her physical talents, determination, and drive into an outstanding basketball career, Pan American and Olympic... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0915611430
• ISBN13: 9780915611430
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC
• Length: 239 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

BETTER THAN I THOUGHT

NANCY LIEBERMAN TELLS ABOUT HER LIFE IN BASKETBALL AND A BIT OF HER PRIVATE LIFE. SHE ALWAYS WAS A TOMBOY AND LOVED SPORTS. A VERY UNCOMMON THING FOR MOST JEWISH PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY A JEWISH FEMALE. NANCY THEN GOES ON TO TELL US ABOUT HER CAREER AT OLD DOMINION, WHERE SHE HELPED WIN 2 NCAA TITLES. AFTER THAT SHE PLAYED A LITTLE WOMEN'S PRO BALL. BUT ALOT OF THIS BOOK IS ABOUT HER RELATIONSHIP WITH TENNIS STAR MARTINA NAVRATILOVA. SHE HELPED WHIP MARTINA INTO SHAPE WITH VERY INTENSE AND EXCRUCIATING WORK OUT AND EXERCISE PROGRAM. ALONG WITH THIS SHE HELPED MARTINA GET THE "KILLER INSTINCT" ON THE COURT. THIS RELATIONSHIP HAD IT'S UPS AND DOWNS AND NANCY EVEN TRIED TO MANAGE MARTINA'S FINANCES. THIS LED TO MORE AND MORE FIGHTS WHICH ENDED THEIR CLOSE RELATIONSHIP. THIS WAS A VERY CONTROVERSIAL SUBJECT BACK THEN AS NANCY MOVED IN WITH MARTINA FOR A FEW YEARS, A KNOWN LESBIAN. SHE DENIES ANY PHYSICAL RELATIONSHIP. SHE ALSO CLAIMS THAT NAVRATILOVA ALWAYS OWED HER MONEY, SO WHY DID SHE CONTINUALLY STAY IN TOUCH WITH HER AND STILL HELP HER? SHE ALSO MET TIM CLINE WHO WOULD BECOME HER HUSBAND AND SEEMED TO HAVE A POSITIVE EFFECT ON HER LIFE. TOWARDS THE END OF THE BOOK, SHE MENTIONS THE SETTLEMENT TRAIL OF MARTINA AND JUDY NELSON HER LOVER FOR MANY YEARS. MARTINA ADMITS SHE HAD SEXUAL RELATIOSHIPS WITH LIEBERMAN, WHICH OF COURSE SHE DENIES. IN THE EARLY 2000'S NANCY WAS ACCUSED OF HAVING A LESBIAN RELATIONSHIP WITH A PLAYER ON HER TEAM. SHE WAS PROMPTLY FIRED. LIEBERMAN IS VERY OUTSPOKEN, COCKY AND ABRASIVE. LAST YEAR SHE PLAYED WITH THE DETROIT SHOCK AT THE AGE OF 50. HER KING SIZE EGO IS STILL THERE. I LIKE THIS BOOK BUT I THINK SHE IS COVERING UP ALOT AND IS NOT TRULY HONEST.