Article: HALL'S PLANS LONG-TERM

Amber Hall has dreams aplenty.

What sets her apart is that this dreamer has sweat on her brow.

The Virginia Tech sophomore wants so much: to become "a total basketball player" and a hands-on entrepreneur with those hands in several different businesses.

"I'm just like a kid," she said, with eyes wide and smile beaming. "I want to do this, I want to do that."

It took only a second for her to add: "It's going to be hard, but nothing's easy. Getting a scholarship wasn't easy."

The smile never dimmed.

"Amber's a perfectionist," said Hokies coach Beth Dunkenberger. "She's an extremely hard worker, in school and in basketball.

"She's more than willing to do whatever it takes."

As a sophomore on a ...

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