Deidre Gaskin
Q. Thanks for interviewing with us tell everyone who you are and where you’re from? A. My name is Deidre Gaskin. I am a child of God, a wife, a fur mama and one of the best publicists there is as the owner of PR Firm MayLee Media. Haha. I’m from Eastman, GA by the way of Pass Christian, MS currently residing in the metro Atlanta area.
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Q. What made you want to play basketball and run track? A. Well I’ve always loved basketball since I could walk. I loved watching it and playing it as well. I grew watching Jordan, Swoopes, Kobe, and I loved how they played. Plus, my older cousin Rhonda played and watching her was inspiring as well. So, I tried out, made rec league, played all through school
“ Being an athlete is a mindset like no other. Athletes understand progress and the notion of practice makes perfect. “
and it was like my first love. I ran track off a bet. I ran around as a kid growing up in the projects just for fun but never took it seriously. So, my 7th grade year my basketball teammate and I made a bet to run track to see who would make the team. We only did it to stay in shape for basketball and we made the team and did well. We both
