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Understanding Why I Am Misunderstood
Paperback
Biographies GeneralAthletesChristian Living
Publisher Price: $14.99
Publisher: Palmetto Publishing
Published: Jun 15 2026
Pages: 218
Weight: 0.57
Height: 0.50 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
She chased championships. God had a bigger game plan.
You know what it feels like to pour everything into a dream, only to wonder if you have been running in the wrong direction all along. You have felt the sting of being misunderstood by the people closest to you, the exhaustion of proving yourself in rooms that were never built for you, and the quiet ache of wondering whether your struggles have any purpose at all.
In Understanding Why I Am Misunderstood, Traci M. Waites opens her personal journals and lays bare a life shaped by faith, basketball, and relentless perseverance. From growing up in the projects of Conyers, Georgia, to earning a retired jersey and a state championship, to competing on two Final Four teams, to coaching at the collegiate level at programs including the University of Pittsburgh, Traci's path was anything but predictable. Written in a raw, journal entry style, this memoir captures the real-time emotions of recruiting trips, career setbacks, firings, and the quiet moments where God's voice broke through the noise. What emerges is not a sports story but a testimony of surrender, transformation, and walking boldly into an unexpected destiny.
Inside these pages, you will discover:
- How faith can redefine your purpose when the career you loved is taken away
- The raw, unfiltered truth of navigating loss, identity, and reinvention as a woman in coaching
- A powerful reminder that being misunderstood by the world does not mean you are unseen by God
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