Athlete Quote by Hope Solo

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

— Billie Jean King

It's that deep-seeded societal gender norm that women, for some reason, aren't elite athletes, when we are. We really are. I think we fight…

— Becky Sauerbrunn

Sports provide girls with the opportunity to develop a better relationship with their bodies. They can be aggressive on the court, be strong and…

— Gabrielle Reece

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

Female athletes, women in sports, need to be highlighted all the time.

— Breanna Stewart

Women are stepping up, they are performing, they are showing that we are athletes as well and we deserve the attention we are getting.

— Brandi Rhodes

A female professional athlete has to have the whole package, as opposed to a guy who can just be good at sport. You have…

— Caroline Buchanan

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

— Julie Foudy

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

It's this no-nonsense side of women that is pleasant to deal with. They are the real sportsmen.

— Phyllis McGinley

Think of all the girls who could become top athletes but quit sports because they're afraid of having too many defined muscles and being…

— Serena Williams

A lot of female athletes only have time off when they injure themselves.

— Liz Cambage