Accepting Quote by Jennie Finch

I am thrilled yet overwhelmed. There are so many great women athletes, some incredible performances.

— Nancy Greene

I have struggled to be taken seriously as a female athlete. I have struggled to find my worth outside of winning. I have struggled…

— Lynsey Dyer

I've just got to continue doing my job and more and more people will see the beauty in the sport that I see.

— Christian Coleman

“The very notion that beauty is something we need to be protected from is insulting. [...] When you watch Olympic athletes in competition, does…

— Ted Chiang

I've learned that the effort sportsmen and women put in is incredible. Their commitment to their sport is phenomenal. Sometimes as a viewer, as…

— Jill Douglas

The whole sexiness thing-I don't know if I'm comfortable with that. But it has helped the sport grow. I think it changes how people…

— Jennie Finch

It feels amazing to be an Olympian...This is definitely the best day of my life, and knowing that all of my hard work has…

— Jordyn Wieber

What's so kind of beautiful about the whole thing was that everything that made me not right for all of those hundreds of commercial…

— America Ferrera

“I loved that sports gave women a reason to be unpretty, in the traditional sense. It made stamina, strength, endurance, and mental toughness attractive.…

— Katie Ray

I think that's one of the best things about us being professional athletes, just being a role model for others, really embracing that and…

— Nikola Vucevic

Sports helped me become super, super confident in my body growing up, especially in my high school and college careers. I wasn't going to…

— Nia Jax

Physical beauty is like athletic skill: it peaks young.

— Nancy Etcoff