Why settle for heroes when we have so many she-roes we can admire? These are the female athletes who keep us in awe, who inspire us, who generally kick butt. Some have been our she-roes since we were little, some have just hit the scene. Who would you add to this list?
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Bonnie Blair
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Sport: Speed Skating
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Nadia Comăneci
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Sports: Gymnastics
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Misty Copeland
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Sport: Ballet
Heck yes, Ballet is a sport!
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Mo'ne Davis
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Sport: baseball
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Gabby Douglas
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Sport: Gymnastics
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Meaning is not what you start with but what you end up with.
Chris Evert
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Sport: Tennis
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Brittney Griner
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Sport: Basketball
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Bethany Hamilton
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Sport: Surfing
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Mia Hamm
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Sport: Soccer
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Sonja Henie
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Sport: Figure Skating
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Lolo Jones
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Sport: Track & Field
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Jackie Joyner-Kersee
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Sport: Heptathlon/Long Jump
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Billie Jean King
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Sport: Tennis
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Alex Morgan
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Sport: Soccer
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Danica Patrick
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Sport: NASCAR
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Mary Lou Retton
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Sport: Gymnastics
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Ronda Rousey
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Sport: Mixed Martial Arts
34 seconds.That's all you need to know.
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Maria Sharapova
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Sport: Tennis
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Lindsey Vonn
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Sport: Skiing
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Kerri Walsh Jennings
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Sport: Beach Volleyball
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Serena Williams
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Sport: Tennis
Venus Williams
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Sport: Tennis
Eri Yoshida
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Sport: Baseball
Granted, these women aren't perfect (who is?), but they'll always be my sports she-roes, the women who helped prove - and who continue to prove - that women are world-class athletes.
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