WNBA Player Turned Cyclist
08-30-05, 09:10 AM
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Every once in awhile someone comes along who can really boost the sport of cycling. Jackie Stiles is a regional sports hero here in the midwest. She is the leading scorer of all time in major college women's basketball. She scored the most points in Kansas history. She went to the WNBA, for a short while. Now she is on the bike. I wonder if she knows how much good she could do for cycling if she really got out and promoted it?
She has a chance to sell a lot of bikes and introduce a lot of people to our sport. Read the article here.
She has a chance to sell a lot of bikes and introduce a lot of people to our sport. Read the article here.
08-30-05, 09:58 AM
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and she's attractive enough to be media-friendly. Boogity Boogity Boogity!
08-30-05, 10:30 AM
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OMG NO WAY! I think Jackie Stiles is great! She was one heck of a college player. I liked watching her play so much that my wife was jealous (OK, not really but close). It's a shame the injuries destroyed her pro career after winning ROY.
Edit: Check out the Lance connection!
Edit: Check out the Lance connection!
After her first surgery in 2001, a depressed Stiles got a boost from another Nike athlete, her hero, cyclist Lance Armstrong. A Nike contact had told Armstrong of Stiles' operation and how she admired Armstrong's triumph over cancer.
The Tour de France champion left a long message on Stiles' cell phone.
Stiles and Armstrong share traits. They are both physiological marvels. And they both have not always been kind to their bodies. Early in his career, Armstrong would fly to the lead and pedal at a suicide pace until his body collapsed. When he learned to race smarter, he began to win.
The Tour de France champion left a long message on Stiles' cell phone.
Stiles and Armstrong share traits. They are both physiological marvels. And they both have not always been kind to their bodies. Early in his career, Armstrong would fly to the lead and pedal at a suicide pace until his body collapsed. When he learned to race smarter, he began to win.
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