March 11 1962: Maria Paula Gonçalves da Silva was born in Osvaldo Cruz, Brazil. Nicknamed Magic Paula (relating to former american point/shooting guard Earvin "Magic" Johnson), she is one of the greatest basketball players of all times - and one of my idols! (In 2002, I got her handwritten signature on this book shown above; it was wonderful!).
One of these days, I'll write about her and why she's so outstanding to me.
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