toni christian , daughter of a marietta lockheed engineer mother and a cobb county school board-accountant father ; bony gazelle , flat-footed and unhurried , with languid wrists and ankles , thin fingers , and a nose like fragile china ; a red river of color underlying her light brown skin ; black hair brushed back close to the head , gathered in a small ponytail ; an agreeable , nonchalant spirit with a frail voice that cracked when she tried to yell on court ; now wearing a pink pullover blouse and loose-fitting denim shorts that were too stubby for her long legs , old white-and-black air jordans on her feet .