A'ja Wilson is back with a new book that inspires young athletes

Jael Rucker

A'ja Wilson is back with a new book that inspires young athletes image

A'ja Wilson is back with a new book that inspires young athletes.

Entitled "A’ja Wilson: The Best is Yet to Come," the book is being released in partnership with Nike and Rebel Girls, and has a foreword that's written by...wait for it...Wilson's former South Carolina coach Dawn Staley. Designed to instill confidence in young female athletes on and off the court, field or wherever they're playing, the book will feature exclusive conversations with Wilson, along with an intimate look at her life and career journey.

Wilson's book is a part of a broader initiative that includes a content series between Nike and Rebel Girls as, per Sports Business Journal, research shows girls are twice as likely as boys to drop out of sports by the age of 14, with low body confidence as the top reason.

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Rebel Girls will complement the book with episodes of its podcast, "Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls," and "Get to Know" video series. The series debuts Wednesday and will include audio and video content through May with a variety of athletes including: New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu, Olympic medalists Rayssa Leal and Sky Brown and more.

"The Best Is Yet to Come" also features thought-provoking prompts to "unlock their inner athlete superstar," Rebel Girls said in via press release.

It's set to hit stores for *free* on May 29.

Jael Rucker

Jael Rucker has worked as the Associate Commerce Editor at PureWow, focusing on analytics and trends to pitch stories and optimize articles that build and engage their audience. Her work has also been seen in Footwear News and WWD. Prior to 2024, she was the style and pop culture editor at ONE37pm for over three years, contributing numerous product reviews, brand profiles and fashion trend reports, which included interviewing Steph Curry, Snoop Dogg and more.