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This video titled, Kay Yow, was held on September 25, 2003 in McCrary Theatre in the Center for the Arts. In this particular video, Yow began her speech by saying a prayer. Her topic was on Surrender, along with her successes on the basketball court. In addition, she stated, If you think of living successfully, living is about being. Becoming successful is more about doing. It is about reputation. If one wants to live successfully or become successful, one has to overcome obstacles and adversity. We move into the word attitude, which is a choice. Yow spoke of playing the Soviet Union in the Olympics, as she coached the U.S. team. In this particular game, the United States Olympic team played with attitude and a great determination in the 1970s against the Soviet Union. Yow spoke of her spirituality and living life successfully. Sandra Kay Yow was born in Gibsonville, North Carolina. Yow received her Bachelor of Science degree in English from East Carolina University (Greenville, North Carolina) in 1964. She was the head coach of the North Carolina State Wolfpack women's basketball team from 1975 to 2009. In addition, Yow was a member of the Naismith Hall of Fame, she had more than 700 career wins. Yow passed away in 2009 at the age of 66 years old after battling cancer. On Tape 1 there was no Yow lecture. The program only video recorded the Elon gospel choir singing.

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