Growing up in west Los Angeles, Memphis Grizzlies coach David Fizdale lived a few doors down from a little girl. Every time Fizdale and his friends would play basketball, the little girl tagged along. Fizdale recalls how she always tried to play with boys who were bigger, stronger and faster than her.
They tried to tell her she couldn’t play with them, but she wouldn’t accept “No” for an answer.
Fizdale eventually left Los Angeles to attend college at the University of San Diego. By the time he came back home, that little girl turned out to be the best player in the state of California and one of the best players in the country.