You have come to the right spot if your search for a female role-model is over. We've already talked about Michelle Kwan, Ronda Rusey, Serena Williams and others, but there's more to these famous female athletes. Continue reading to learn more about these inspiring women. Find out more about the difficulties they have encountered along the way. Additionally, you will learn the value of teamwork.
Serena Williams
Serena Jameka Williams, an American professional tennis player, is well-known. She held the world number 1 ranking in singles tennis for 319 consecutive weeks, including 186 consecutive. She was the year-end no. 5 in those five years. 1. This record is extraordinary. Williams has won both the Olympic gold medal as well as the World Paralympic Silver medal. Williams is an outstanding role model and has many achievements.
Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey is an American mixed martial artist and UFC women's bantamweight champion. She was also the first woman to join UFC. In 2012, she won the inaugural Bantamweight Championship. In her early career, she competed in judo where she was awarded an Olympic bronze award. Rousey was named the "Best Female Athlete" by the ESPY in 2015. Reebok, Buffalo Jeans (and Pantene) are her endorsed athletes.
Brandi Chastain
Brandichastain is most likely a familiar name to anyone who's been involved in women’s soccer. She scored the game-winning penalty shot goal in the final of the FIFA Women's World Cup 1999 against China. Her famous goal tore her shirt and changed the game of women's sports soccer forever. This well-known athlete spoke with 2aDays about mental health, recruiting, and her life in general.
Michelle Kwan
The United States figure-skating team was created in 1996. Kwan qualified for the team but was forced to withdraw due to injury. She later qualified for the 2006 Olympics in Turin, but she withdrew due to injury and did not compete. Kwan returned to school and earned a master’s degree at Tufts University in 2007. Kwan is a champion for the environment and sports.
Ann Meyers Drysdale
Former basketball player Ann Meyers Drysdale has become one of the most well-known women in sports history. She was born in San Diego at 5'9", and was a pioneer in the sport. Even though she retired from the game in 1993, her legacy is still being felt 35 years later. Today, she is a vice president of the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury and a color analyst for the NBA's Phoenix Suns.
Janet Evans
Janet Evans was the first American woman ever to win four individual Olympic medals. In the 1980s and 1990s, she was considered the best female distance freestyle swimmer and won three gold medals at the Seoul Olympic Games. In 1988, she became the first woman to break the 16-minute barrier in the 1,500-metre freestyle. Her time would have earned the woman a gold medal in 1968 Olympics' men's event. She won the Sullivan Award as a top amateur athlete in 1989.