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	Sheryl Swoopes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Swoopes is also the first women's basketball player to have a Nike shoe named after her: the "Air Swoopes".
		Her partner is a former basketball player and former Houston Comets assistant coach Alisa Scott and have been a couple as early as 1998.
		Swoopes's contributions to women's basketball as well as her tough play through injury have her generally considered to be one of the best female basketball players of all time.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sheryl_Swoopes (504 words)

	She's Got Game
		The WNBA was born, and Cynthia Cooper was drafted by the Houston Comets.
		Cynthia's mother developed and died from Cancer, and though it is not discussed in Cynthia's book, last year one of her best friends and teammates Kim Perrot also died from cancer.
		Cynthia Cooper's book is very inspiring, reading about all of her trials and tribulations, and how she overcame them is wonderful motivation to overcome your own obstacles.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/womens_basketball/36789 (431 words)

	Women's National Basketball Association - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Women's National Basketball Association or WNBA is an organization governing a professional basketball league for women in the United States.
		While not the first major women's professional basketball league in the United States (a distinction held by the defunct WBL), the WNBA is the only league to receive full backing of the NBA, the world's most competitive professional basketball league.
		The WNBA's true star in 1997 was MVP Cynthia Cooper, Swoopes' teammate on the Houston Comets.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Women%27s_National_Basketball_Association (1559 words)

	USATODAY.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Two-time WNBA MVP Cynthia Cooper is in her first season as head coach of the Phoenix Mercury, replacing Cheryl Miller.
		Cooper was a member of the 1992 bronze-medal-winning Olympic team and the 1988 gold-medal-winning Olympic team.
		Cynthia Cooper: I don't think it was difficult as an African American, I think it was difficult as a women in a male dominated sports society.
	www.usatoday.com /community/chat/2001-06-27-cooper.htm (1341 words)

	SpeakerDetails
		Cooper, a former guard, earned All-WNBA First Team honors in each of her four seasons in the WNBA, and she was selected to the WNBA All-Star Team each year the game was played.
		Cooper is the WNBA's all-time leading scorer, and the Comet's all-time leader in points scored, scoring average, free throw percentage, assists and minutes played.
		Cooper led the WNBA in scoring from 1997-99, and she was the first player in WNBA history to reach the 300, 400, 500, 1000, 2000 and 2500-point plateaus.
	www.brooksinternational.com /sports/Cynthia__Cooper__519.htm (452 words)

	Kim Perrot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Her best friend was Comets star Cynthia Cooper.
		While she was not on the basketball court with the Comets that year, many of her teammates considered her to be a spiritual uplifting force for the team.
		Perrot went to Mexico to seek alternative methods to battle cancer; many attribute her death to that move, although the virulent type of cancer gave her little chance of survival with conventional medicine.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kim_Perrot (357 words)

	Black Athlete Sports Network—The Soul of Sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Cooper announced Tuesday her intention to return to the Houston Comets, whom she led to the first four WNBA titles as the league's best player.
		Cooper, 40, is a two-time All-Star and WNBA Most Valuable Player and a three-time scoring champion.
		Cooper won MVP honors in 1997 and 1998 and scoring titles in 1997, 1998 and 1999.
	www.blackathlete.net /WNBA/wnba050103.html (294 words)

	Cynthia Cooper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Cynthia Cooper is very famous for playing basketball very well.
		Cynthia also led her team to the first championship win in 1997, and was the M.V.P. The next season was a big success for Cynthia.
		Cynthia started playing basketball when she was 16.
	www2.lhric.org /pocantico/womenenc/cooper.htm (206 words)

	WNBA.com: One-on-One with Cynthia Cooper
		Cynthia Cooper: Jennifer Gillom, any given night, can give you 30 or 40 points, so she will be a factor and we expect her to play well this season.
		Cynthia Cooper: That's been put on the back burner because other things are happening in my life, but maybe somewhere down the line we'll get back into the music world.
		Cynthia Cooper: The one thing I would not want to change is that we have teams associated with NBA teams.
	www.wnba.com /chats_mailboxes/cooper020307.html (1945 words)

	Press Release: She Got Game by Cynthia Cooper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		With a scholarship to USC, Cynthia honed her skills on two NCAA championship teams, while at the same time helping her siblings keep on the straight and narrow back home in Watts, and coping with the tragic death of her beloved brother Ricky.
		After graduating, Cynthia spent a decade as a pro in Europe, where her star status barely made up for a devastating case of homesickness, and played on two U.S. Olympic teams, earning a gold medal in 1988 and a bronze in 1992.
		Following her mother's example of commitment to family, Cynthia has guardianship of several of her nieces and nephews and is heavily involved with community projects and children's literacy.
	www.twbookmark.com /jrun/books/2/0446525669/press_release.html (602 words)

	Clients in the News- ARTICLES
		Cynthia Cooper leaves behind a legacy in the WNBA that goes well beyond the Comets' four championships.
		After the Comets ousted the New York Liberty in a thrilling 79-73 overtime Game 2 on Saturday for their fourth WNBA Championship, Cynthia Cooper reiterated that this was her last hurrah.
		In the inaugural 1997 season, Cynthia came away with the league MVP, the league scoring title, the WNBA Championship trophy and was named Championship MVP.
	www.rlrassociates.net /clients/cooper082800.html (548 words)

	Cynthia Cooper Speaker - Book Motivational Celebrity Speaker Cynthia Cooper and Other Corporate Entertainment
		Cooper is most well-known for her role in uncovering the corporate fraud at WorldCom — to date the largest corporate fraud in history.
		Cooper is also the 2003 recipient of the Accounting Exemplar Award, which is awarded annually to an individual who has made notable contributions to professionalism and ethics in accounting practice or education.
		Cooper speaks to both students and professionals across the country to share some of the lessons she has learned and to emphasize the importance of strong ethical and moral leadership.
	www.allamericanspeakers.com /speakerbio/Cynthia_Cooper.php (987 words)

	ASNE - Women in sports - Do you know who I am?
		There had been womenâs basketball leagues before us that were not able to survive in the U.S., and people were curious.
		My talents on a basketball court have been my means of earning a living, but my attitude and spirit have made me a successful person.
		I was labeled the ââThe Michael Jordan of womenâs basketballâ and the Comets became the âChicago Bulls of the WNBA.â Iâm not complaining about being compared to one of the greatest male basketball players ever, but I want people to remember my athletic abilities under my name â” not his.
	www.asne.org /kiosk/editor/00.jan-feb/cooper1.html (1622 words)

	Amazon.de: She Got Game: My Personal Odyssey: English Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Cynthia was always the underdog in sports and in life.
		Cynthia lost her best friend/brother when he was murdered.
		Cynthia Cooper's mother died because of breast cancer one year ago, and her best friend and WNBA teammate died because of lung cancer that spread to her brain a half a year ago.
	www.amazon.de /exec/obidos/ASIN/0446608394 (868 words)

	SWAC.org - Prairie View A&M University (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Cooper represented the United States and earned a gold medal in the 1988 Olympics and she won an Olympic bronze medal in 1992.
		Cooper retired from the WNBA in 2000 and was named the head coach of the Phoenix Mercury in 2001, compiling a 19-23 overall record.
		McClelland: “ Cynthia Cooper is one of the largest names in women’s basketball on both the collegiate and professional levels.
	www.swac.org /members/pvam/cooper070605.htm (1672 words)

	Cynthia Cooper
		Cooper regresaria a las Cometas: la "Michael Jordan" femenina, Cynthia Cooper, la misma que llevo a la gloria a las Cometas de Houston, quiere regresar a las canchas, tras su fracaso como entrenadora.
		One right path: Cynthia Cooper: MCI vice president of internal audit Cynthia Cooper believes that where ethics are concerned, you have to obey your conscience and accept the consequences.(Interview)
		Cynthia Cooper returns to play in the WNBA after two years.
	www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0193855.html (382 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin Sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		More than 100 of Hawaii's young basketball players spent an hour yesterday in a high-energy clinic run by Cynthia Cooper, arguably the best women's basketball player in the world.
		After being introduced as an amazing basketball player, Cooper bounded out to midcourt and quickly gained the attention of the 111 youngsters who registered and their accompanying parents.
		Cooper was animated, full of energy and quick to flash a smile.
	starbulletin.com /1999/11/27/sports/story7.html (354 words)

	CNNSI.com - SI For Women - 100 Greatest Female Athletes - Monday November 29, 1999 03:57 PM
		Cynthia Cooper didn't discover basketball until age 16, but she was a quick study.
		In 1997, just as Cooper was thinking about ending her overseas career, the WNBA was being formed back in the States.
		Cooper became a member of the WNBA Houston Comets and subsequently led the team to three consecutive championships.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /siforwomen/top_100/90 (312 words)

	HoopsVibe - Houston’s Cooper retires, again
		Cooper, who is a four-time WNBA Finals MVP and three-time scoring champion, separated her surgically repaired right shoulder and re-injured the rotator cuff tendon during a recent practice.
		Cooper, who was also named the league’s MVP on two occasions, came out of a two-year retirement on April 29, 2003 after she compiled a 19-23 record in 1 1/2 seasons as the head coach of the Phoenix Mercury.
		For her career, the 41-year-old Cooper has averaged 21.0 points, 4.9 assists and 3.3 rebounds per contest while also guiding Houston to the first four WNBA championships in the league’s history.
	www.hoopsvibe.com /basketball-ar12562.html (320 words)

	Amazon.ca: She Got Game : My Personal Odyssey: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The story looks like it will take a more substantive turn when Cooper describes her struggles to adapt and embrace new cultures when she played in Spain and Italy, but again she offers only superficial details ("Paella is a rice-based dish usually made with seafood or chicken....
		Cooper's odyssey took her from Watts, where she was one of eight children, to Olympic glory and her role as one of the top female players in the WNBA.
		Cynthia Cooper could be a role model for anyone.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0446608394 (781 words)

	National Women's Basketball League - League (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Houston Stealth are currently in talks with two-time WNBA MVP Cynthia Cooper, about her possible debut in the National Women’s Basketball League (NWBL) starting this January 2004.
		Cooper was coming off back-to-back 22-point games before injuring her shoulder during a workout in the early stages of her WNBA comeback this past season.
		For every year Cynthia played before her 2000 retirement, she earned All-WNBA First Team honors (1997-2000) and was voted a starter on the WNBA All-Star Team for the first two years the game was played (1999, 2000).
	www.nwbl.com /news.asp?intId=963 (282 words)

	WNBA.com: On the Road With... Houston legend Cynthia Cooper
		With the basketball world heading to the city of Houston this week for the 2006 NBA All-Star Game, we caught up with someone who knows her way around the city, Comets and WNBA great Cynthia Cooper.
		Cooper led the Comets to four consecutive championships in the late 1990's, the first four in WNBA history.
		She is now coaching on the college ranks, not far from Houston, at Prarie View AandM, but will be apart of the festivities in Houston this week along with many WNBA players past and present.
	www.wnba.com /features/ontheroad_cooper06.html (535 words)

	Gotnext Women's Basketball Boards :: View topic - Cynthia Cooper
		Cooper was a player you loved to hate (unless she was on your team!), and making her coach was a dark day in Merc history to me. I had a feeling it wouldn't work, and that if it didn't it would be because of her ego.
		Cooper has the porential to be a good coach, but not the experience or natural ability.
		Cooper played a part in why he didn't have a better team too, with her drafting selections.
	www.gotnext.com /mercury/viewtopic.php?t=1664 (2858 words)

	JoBS: Misconceptions and Truths of Women's Basketball, Part II
		The Comets came in as heavy favorites, having won 27 of their 30 regular season games, sweeping their first round playoff series, having the best player in the league in Cynthia Cooper, and generally dominating the competition like no team has ever done in pro basketball...
		There is a large number of people who are average (in the middle of the chart) and a smaller number of people who are either completely inept or very good (on the edges of the chart).
		The ABL, which has had the best talent overall by paying higher salaries, somehow missed Cynthia Cooper, who may be the best pro women's basketball player in the U.S. Having her in the ABL would likely have made it harder for Columbus to win back-to-back titles.
	www.rawbw.com /~deano/articles/womyth2.html (1410 words)

	Results in
		You might, think the WNBA's Most Valuable Player was born with a basketball in her hand, but Cynthia Cooper was a late bloomer.
		When the WNBA called, she jumped at the chance to come home, but there was a downside: She left behind Gianluca Castaldini, her fiance, who is a basketball player in the mens Italian League.
		While teammate Sheryl Swoopes was out on maternity leave last year, Cooper not only filled the void, she excelled so well she was voted the league's MVP.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1077/is_n5_v53/ai_20380703 (425 words)

	WNBA Women Basketball Cynthia Cooper
		With assistance from WNBA superstar Kim Perrot, Cynthia demonstrates both basic and advanced routines for dribbling, passing, and shooting.
		Cynthia, along with professional strength and conditioning coach, Anthony Falsone, show viewers stretches, exercises and conditioning routines that have helped Cynthia stay at the top of her game.
		Cynthia and Anthony explain the various phases building up to peak physical conditioning for athletic performance.
	www.safetyinteractive.com /MVP.html (249 words)

	Basketball Plays (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Basketball Playbook Plays and Drills This is the place to find plays and drills made by other users of the Basketball Playbook program.
		Basketball tips on improving your shot, passing, rebounding, learning trick plays, how to ref a game and playing by the rules.
		Basketball Playbook is a coaching tool which helps coaches design and distribute their own plays and drills.
	www.netsearchamerica.com /Specialty_Search/basketball_plays.htm (704 words)

	USC Trojan Family Magazine - Spring 1999: Alumni Profile: Cynthia Cooper
		The girl replies that she has no book, prompting the effervescent Cooper to feign an angry stare.
		After leading the Houston Comets to their second championship in the WNBA’s second season, Cooper has traveled to eight cities across the nation, donating her time to promote author Lavaille Lavette’s four children’s books about a character named Roopster Roux.
		Growing up in Watts, Cooper was encouraged her to read by her mother.
	www.usc.edu /dept/pubrel/trojan_family/spring99/alumninews/AP_cooper.html (429 words)

	Alibris: Cynthia Cooper
		Although innocent, Sheppard was convicted of her murder and served 10 years in prison, before the decision was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court on grounds of excessive prejudicial press coverage and the courtroom's...
		Considered the best female basketball player in the WNBA today, Cooper shares her extraordinary story--showing how hard work, commitment, and determination helped her rise from poverty in Watts to win an Olympics gold medal and eventually lead the Houston Comets to victory.
		Liz Holtzman's memoir of her political life, from 1972, when she was the youngest woman ever elected to the House of Representatives, through her tenure as district attorney in Brooklyn, to her stint as comptroller of New York City.
	www.alibris.com /search/books/author/Cooper,Cynthia (500 words)

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