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

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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?

1 Bonnie Blair

Sport: Speed Skating

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2 Nadia Comăneci

Sports: Gymnastics

3 Misty Copeland

Sport: Ballet
Heck yes, Ballet is a sport!

4 Mo'ne Davis

Sport: baseball

5 Gabby Douglas

Sport: Gymnastics

6 Chris Evert

Sport: Tennis

7 Brittney Griner

Sport: Basketball

8 Bethany Hamilton

Sport: Surfing

9 Mia Hamm

Sport: Soccer

10 Sonja Henie

Sport: Figure Skating

11 Lolo Jones

Sport: Track & Field

12 Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Sport: Heptathlon/Long Jump

13 Billie Jean King

Sport: Tennis

14 Alex Morgan

Sport: Soccer

15 Danica Patrick

Sport: NASCAR

16 Mary Lou Retton

Sport: Gymnastics

17 Ronda Rousey

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

18 Maria Sharapova

Sport: Tennis

19 Lindsey Vonn

Sport: Skiing

20 Kerri Walsh Jennings

Sport: Beach Volleyball

21 Serena Williams

Sport: Tennis

22 Venus Williams

Sport: Tennis

23 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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