Cool Quote by Tessa Blanchard

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

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 think women have brought a lot of life back to the sport-first, because a lot of people doubted women could actually do it…

— Stacy Dragila

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

— Julie Foudy

It is incredible how far women have come and women in sports have come.

— Jennie Finch

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

— Phyllis McGinley

Women's sport is embedded in the mainstream consciousness now, and that is a hugely positive thing. That's not to say that our sport can't…

— Toni Duggan

I always loved women that looked strong and active, actual athletes, that's the sort of women I looked up to.

— Gemma Atkinson

I don't think the entire world respects women in sport. But if FIFA start respecting the women's game more, others will follow.

— Alex Morgan

In the seventies we had to make it acceptable for people to accept girls and women as athletes. We had to make it okay…

— Billie Jean King

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