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

By Jennifer

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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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

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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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Where Thoughts and Opinions Converge

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

Serena Williams is my shero because she gets to make out with drake

Ya Britney and lolo!

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! :)

@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.

Seen Venus misty gabby yeah Jess Ennis

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

Serena Williams and Gabrielle Douglass should've been WAY WAY UP AT THE TOP

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

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