From the beginning, their chance meeting, passionate romance and ultimate story of deep love continued to flip the script. Although Kareem Abdul Jabbar was already a mega sports star when they met at a Hollywood gym, surrounded by celebrities, Brenda was clueless about the tall man whose shy voice suddenly called her name from far above the floor mat, where she stretched. She didn't know him, but Kareem had been an enchanted fan of Brenda Venus since first seeing her on the big screen in the "Eiger Sanction" years before This is the story of passion, romance and love between the superstar sports icon with the heart of a lion and the soul of a poet and the stunning beauty who left Mississippi and landed on her feet in L.A. as an actress, ballerina and writer. Their journey began with an introduction in a sweaty gym and took them as lovers to some of the most beautiful and romantic places in the world. Although their passion burned with an intensity neither had experienced before, it never burned out. Instead, the passion of lovers was transformed into caring intimacy and the journey continued for decades and has taken them to an unlikely destination... deep, loving friendship.