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Sometimes You Have to Cross When It Says Dont Walk: A Memoir of Breaking Barriers Audiobook, by Lesley Visser Play Audiobook Sample

Sometimes You Have to Cross When It Says Don't Walk: A Memoir of Breaking Barriers Audiobook

Sometimes You Have to Cross When It Says Dont Walk: A Memoir of Breaking Barriers Audiobook, by Lesley Visser Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: Lesley Visser Publisher: Brilliance Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 3.33 hours at 1.5x Speed 2.50 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: December 2018 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781978600645

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

26

Longest Chapter Length:

20:36 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

03:02 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

11:28 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

1

Publisher Description

Lesley Visser is living proof that, no matter where you start, if you are motivated and passionate, your dreams can come true.

When Lesley was 11, she told her mother that she wanted to be a sportswriter. The job didn’t exist for women in 1964, but her mother—instead of suggesting she become a teacher or a nurse—replied, "Great! Sometimes you have to cross when it says, 'Don’t walk.'"

That answer changed Lesley’s life. Even though no one had done it before, it gave her the strength and self-confidence to try—permission to cross against the light.

When Lesley began, the credentials said, "No Women or Children in the Press Box," but she didn’t let that stop her. Lesley covered sports for more than 40 years, pioneering women’s journalistic presence in men’s professional sports, from inside the locker room to out on the field. She’s the first and only woman to be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and to ever present the Vince Lombardi Trophy at the Super Bowl. And she’s the only sportscaster in history to have worked on the network broadcasts of the Final Four, Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals, Triple Crown, Olympics, U.S. Open, and the World Figure Skating Championship. Lesley currently appears on CBS’s "We Need to Talk," the first-ever nationally televised all-female weekly hour-long sports show.

Lesley’s had her share of hurdles and stumbles. But with passion, perseverance, and dedication, she found a way to achieve her dream, learning valuable lessons along the way. (Hint: Humor goes further than anger, and no, we can’t all look like Beyoncé.)

In Sometimes You Have to Cross When It Says 'Don't Walk,' Lesley Visser shares her historic journey through the world of sports broadcasting with innate wisdom and good humor. For sports fans who grew up with Lesley, her memoir reads like a walk down memory lane, full of behind-the-camera, VIP-access stories involving John Madden, Jerry Jones, Bill Belichick, Joe Torre, and many more famous sports figures. But even those hearing her story for the first time, no matter what their background, will be inspired to chase their dreams, blaze new trails, and pursue the life they want.

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“Will appeal to those interested in a behind-the-scenes glimpse into some key moments in sports history and those who have followed Visser’s career.”

— Library Journal

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