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Pretty Good for a Girl
Pretty Good for a Girl: The Autobiography of a Snowboarding Pioneer | Tina Basich, Kathleen Gasperini
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When Tina Basich grabbed her rented snowboard and headed to the mountains in Lake Tahoe, snowboarding wasn't even considered a sport . . . yet. It was the beginning, and could have easily gone the way of many other sports and become dominated by male-driven competition. But not with Tina on the scene . . . Comments like "You're pretty good . . . for a girl" only pushed her harder to be the best and to prove she was more than just a token player on the slopes. Representing for women everywhere, she became a snowboarding all-star, started her own signature board and clothing lines for women, founded Boarding for Breast Cancer, and followed her heart, which led her on the adventure of a lifetime. This is her story.
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Eggs ❄️ 🤍🏂 7mo
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BookishMe
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Mehso-so

Writing and irrelevant details aside, it was interesting to briefly learn about the rise of snowboarding as a major winter sport. I would like to have know even more about the sport, and a little less about her private life. Especially since the writing is not specially appealing.

Nonetheless, it felt great to start a Saturday, completing a prompt for #Booked2018 Olympic Sport.

Cinfhen Nice choice! My college roommates nephew is on the current snowboard Olympic Team right now! His first event is on Saturday!!! 7y
Cinfhen And congrats on the prompt 🎉 7y
BookishMe @Cinfhen thank you... Wow! It's going to be one memorable Saturday ;D 7y
Cinfhen Right!! Crazy exciting! 🤞🏼🤞🏼#GoAJ 7y
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Helicopter snowboarding- Just point to a mountain in Alaska for pilot to drop the snowboarder at the top for a powder run.

"A helicopter is a delicate piece of machinery."
You don't say ;p

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Paving the way for future female snowboarders
#nowreading #Booked2018 Winter #olympic #sports #winterOlympics #eBook #overdrive

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Alaska is Mother Nature at her most extreme.

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I suppose Alaska is the trail version for snowboarding

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