Athlete Quote by Becky Sauerbrunn

Elite athletes learn entitlement. They believe they are entitled to have women serve their needs. It's part of being a man. It's the cultural…

— Jackson Katz

I think our existence in professional sports is almost a protest in and of itself in sometimes the very sexist society that we live…

— Megan Rapinoe

Honestly, I feel like we are a walking protest. The fact that we're women professional athletes says that in and of itself. We've been…

— Megan Rapinoe

The biggest concern with female athletes is they don't naturally compete. And so I think a part of what we do here exceptionally well…

— Anson Dorrance

If you look at the coverage of female sports and athletics across any of the broadcasters that participate in league rights and/or sports programming,…

— Nancy Dubuc

As female athletes all over the world have discovered the hard way, changing cultures and mindsets takes action.

— Julie Foudy

Female athletes are stereotyped by the general population--and usually as homosexuals.

— Billie Jean King

Sport industry is not women versus men. My biggest champions a lot of the times in my career have been those men. Not that…

— Jennifer Welter

When it comes to sports, women are big targets for abuse because the resentment is two-fold. Some resent us for our confidence and beliefs.…

— Jemele Hill

Yeah, I think society has changed and women's sport has reaped the benefits from it. Women's sport pushes those social norms as well and…

— Leah Williamson

As women professional athletes, you have to have respect for every player and individual. Beyond that, it doesn't matter what your interests are. People…

— Hope Solo

I feel like when there's so much conversation about women's athletics right now, we need to focus on their performance and their skill.

— Shawn Johnson