• When Sarah Palin was just two months old, her family moved to the 'Last Frontier' state of
Alaska where she was raised. 

• Alaska is definitely not a place for the faint-hearted and Palin's school days often began
with a moose hunt in the Alaskan wilds. On most of the cold winter days, she used to go ice-fishing
and hiking with her father and siblings. Summers were spent going on early morning runs and
marathons with the whole family.

• The family lived frugally with Palin's father working over-time as a hunting and fishing
guide as well as a bartender to help make ends meet.

• Palin attended Wasilla High School where she was the leader of the Fellowship of Christian
Athletes.

• She was the captain and point guard of the school's girls' basketball team. When the school
won the Alaska state championship in 1982, Palin was nick-named 'Barracuda' for her competitive
streak.

• Her father Chuck remembers, "Sarah got a lot of stern discipline from me and a lot of love,
devotion and faith from her mom. I'd push her a lot in sport and outdoor activities. I taught her to
believe she could do anything in the world she wanted to do, if she put her mind to it."

• While her classmates graduated to take up teaching, accountancy and police work, Palin had
set her sights on public recognition. She had strong ambitions to become a sport commentator and
television presenter.

• Palin had been an avid reader of loved books such as 'Old Yeller' and 'Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory'.

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