23 Female Athletes Who Are Forever Our She-roes ...

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23 Female Athletes Who Are Forever Our She-roes ...
23 Female Athletes Who Are Forever Our She-roes ...

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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1. Bonnie Blair

Bonnie Blair Sport: Speed Skating

2. Nadia Comăneci

Nadia Comăneci Sports: Gymnastics

3. Misty Copeland

Misty Copeland Sport: Ballet
Heck yes, Ballet is a sport!

4. Mo'ne Davis

Mo'ne Davis Sport: baseball

5. Gabby Douglas

Gabby Douglas Sport: Gymnastics

6. Chris Evert

Chris Evert Sport: Tennis

7. Brittney Griner

Brittney Griner Sport: Basketball

8. Bethany Hamilton

Bethany Hamilton Sport: Surfing

9. Mia Hamm

Mia Hamm Sport: Soccer

10. Sonja Henie

Sonja Henie Sport: Figure Skating

11. Lolo Jones

Lolo Jones Sport: Track & Field

12. Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Jackie Joyner-Kersee Sport: Heptathlon/Long Jump

13. Billie Jean King

Billie Jean King Sport: Tennis

14. Alex Morgan

Alex Morgan Sport: Soccer

15. Danica Patrick

Danica Patrick Sport: NASCAR

16. Mary Lou Retton

Mary Lou Retton Sport: Gymnastics

17. Ronda Rousey

Ronda Rousey Sport: Mixed Martial Arts
34 seconds.That's all you need to know.

18. Maria Sharapova

Maria Sharapova Sport: Tennis

19. Lindsey Vonn

Lindsey Vonn Sport: Skiing

20. Kerri Walsh Jennings

Kerri Walsh Jennings Sport: Beach Volleyball

21. Serena Williams

Serena Williams Sport: Tennis

22. Venus Williams

Venus Williams Sport: Tennis

23. Eri Yoshida

Eri Yoshida 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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@ElflordMcGeek this is just a post about sports women and sports is an expression of people's endurance as well as being about health. Remember people choose to be teachers sports people firemen etc and it is unfair to say that sportspeople don't make a difference. Every career makes a difference and if we were all military nurses and the rest and no sports people what a dull life we would have. Just an opinion.

@jay top middle bottom they are still in there though!

Mo'nae is a ROCK STAR!!!!!!!

Rousey and the Williams sisters!! They are strong women and are breaking down doors for the "non traditional women's body type". It's ok for women to be super fit and don't have to adhere to society norms! Beautiful, inspiring and strong women! :)

Thank you for saying ballet is a sport! You have no idea how many people I have to tell that ballet is a sport and art. Plus I'm a ballerina so I will defend ballet. Misty Copeland is my role model in the ballet world. She helped me to want to become a professional ballerina.

The entire University of Connecticut Women's Basketball team. NCAA champions nine times since 2000.

To me a she-roe is someone like a female US military veteran or a female police, firefighter, paramedic, nurse, or even a teacher. They MAKE a difference. Okay these ladies play sports and what not but its NOT heroic or she-roe

Serena Williams !!! The best ever!!!!!

I read Misty's book she blows me away love her so much!

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