Course Quote by Jackie Joyner-Kersee

When I first played tennis... I was 11 or 12... and the craziest bit about that tennis tournament is that I had never seen…

— Dylan Alcott

As a result of Title IX, and a new generation of parents who want their daughters to have the opportunities they never had, women's…

— Sheryl Swoopes

There was a race that I was running in Mexico City and I was the only high school athlete running against grown women. It…

— Allyson Felix

When I got into this sport, I wasn't thinking about title shots. I just loved the sport, I loved to compete.

— Jon Fitch

I have spent a lifetime trying to share what it has meant to be a woman first in the world of sports so that…

— Wilma Rudolph

Women's sports is still in its infancy. The beginning of women's sports in the United States started in 1972, with the passage of Title…

— Billie Jean King

I knew I was going to play pro tennis when I was 12.

— Frances Tiafoe

I knew I had to be in football, but I didn't know what that looked like. I made a pact with myself that I…

— Jennifer Welter

When I was young, I associated playing tennis with being part of historic moments, being part of these epic battles and coming out victorious,…

— Johanna Konta

I was very hungry to compete internationally when I was 10 years old, and I was good enough to compete, so that part never…

— Dominique Moceanu

Title IX is huge for sports but also its helped move our nation to a place where we can accept women in the workforce…

— Maya Moore

I grew up with a front row seat to the American dream.

— Mike Pence