New Jersey resident Bonnie Lincoln is a dancer for the New Jersey Nets and a distant relative of former United States President Abraham Lincoln.MSNBC: Nets Dancer a Real-Life Babe-Raham Lincoln (February 13, 2009) Bonnie Lincoln was interviewed by New York affiliates of FOX and NBC to speak about her distant relation on Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday.NBC New York Video: Bonnie Lincoln Looks Hot, Gives History Lecture (Time: 0:57) MyFoxNY Video: Nets Dancer Bonnie Lincoln (Time: 2:57)
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"I've been taught since I was a young girl to believe in myself and pursue my dreams - and that's something Lincoln certainly embodied. He faced a lot of hardships and struggles along his road to the presidency and it's no different trying to make a career in dance. You get shot down and you gotta get back up and try again."New York Daily News: Happy Birthday, Cousin Abe... (February 8, 2009)
""(Lincoln) was one of the greatest presidents in our history. People still recognize that today. We have so much to be thankful for because of him."MSNBC: Nets Dancer a Real-Life Babe-Raham Lincoln (February 13, 2009)
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Distant cousin of Abraham Lincoln
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Joined the New Jersey Nets dancers in the 2008-2009 seasonMyFoxNY Video: Nets Dancer Bonnie Lincoln (Time: 2:57)
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Great grandfather helped restore Abraham Lincoln's log cabinMyFoxNY Video: Nets Dancer Bonnie Lincoln (Time: 2:57)
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Father owns a piece of Abraham Lincoln's log cabinMyFoxNY Video: Nets Dancer Bonnie Lincoln (Time: 2:57)
