Early Life
Martin was born in Mullens, West Virginia with the name Christy Salters. Her father, John, was a coal miner, and her mother, Joyce, a homemaker.
She played various sports as a child including Little League baseball and all-state basketball. She attended Concord College in Athens, West Virginia on a basketball scholarship and earned a B.S. in education.
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