Reflecting
She described her father in an interview by saying, “My father showed me so much love. He just, he had a rough life. You know, he grew up in a boys home in the Bronx. He didn’t really know his own family. So I couldn’t hold it against him that he didn’t know how to parent. But he loved as much as he could. And that love was pure.”
Playing For The Other Team
One of the confessions that came out of her book that raised the most eyebrows, was that about kissing another woman. She described the situation when a French girl who relentlessly flirted with her until Hope’s curiosity kicked in. She described it, “I’d had gay teammates throughout my career — I thought maybe I should see their side of things. So we made out. Interesting but not life-changing. I was straight.”