But a broken leg hindered her track career and drugs ( specifically crack cocaine ) turned her life upside - down .
The single mom grew up near Riordan in a middle - class family and was a track star at Lincoln High out in the Sunset District .
A broken leg hindered mom 's track career and drugs ( specifically crack cocaine ) turned her life upside - down .
The single mom grew up near Riordan in a middle - class family and was a track star at Lincoln High out in the Sunset District .