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Re: Who is your favorite female athlete?

guest — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:26:53 GMT

Guo Jingjing

Re: Who is your favorite female athlete?

guest — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:26:25 GMT

Gail Deavers......she is by far the best athlete in my eyes. I had a chance to talk with her one on one a couple of times and she's the most positive person I've ever met in sports! Her work ethic is unbelievable!

Re: Who is your favorite female athlete?

guest — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:50:37 GMT

Good call! I follow the Olympics very closely~~but I only vaguely remember her accomplishments. "Swiss Sportswoman of the Century"... not bad at all~~that's impressive.

jensterling, do you ski much?

Re: Who is your favorite female athlete?

guest — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 18:51:09 GMT

Verena "Vreni" Schneider /Switzerland/alpine skiing

With five Olympic medals &mdash three of them gold &mdash in her collection, Swiss alpine skier Vreni Schneider is considered the top female ski racer in Switzerland and one of the best female skiers the world has ever seen. Born in 1964, Schneider's winning streak during the 1988-1989 season &mdash when she took 14 World Cup races, a record she still holds today &mdash and her performance at the Olympics were among the achievements that earned her the moniker the "Swiss Sportswoman of the Century." Schneider retired in 1995 and now runs a ski and snowboard school in her hometown of Elm, Switzerland.

She is amazing!!

Jenn

Re: Who is your favorite female athlete?

guest — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 19:32:49 GMT

Lynne Cox, distance swimmer. She swam a little over a mile in Antarctic waters (~32 degrees)...without a wetsuit. How this is physiologically possible, I have no idea. She inspires me to dream in extremes, test the mind and body limits of endurance

Re: Who is your favorite female athlete?

guest — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 16:58:38 GMT

Michellie Jones

Re: Who is your favorite female athlete?

guest — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:37:51 GMT

My all time favorite female athlete would be Michelle Akers, US soccer player and member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. She's a leader and an incredibly strong and passionate person, which is why I like her. She suffered from chronic fatigue syndrome and would often times need IVs during or after games and you could see it in her face that she really left it all out on the field cause she just loves the game and loves to win for her teammates. Solid athlete in my book!

Re: Who is your favorite female athlete?

guest — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:18:55 GMT

Most recently - Paula Newby-Fraser - 8 Ironman Hawaii World titles, 24 Ironman victories career.

Past - Chris Evert, she was nothing but class on and off the court.

Re: Who is your favorite female athlete?

guest — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 16:15:54 GMT

I've gotta give it to Venus and Serena! I can say that I enjoyed reading everyone's choices

Re: Who is your favorite female athlete?

guest — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:30:11 GMT

Hi Mvalenti,

I share your respect for Nadia Comaneci! When I was very small I saw the movie that was made about her posting the first ever perfect 10 in gymnastics. I went on to take gymnastics and perform for my grandma as she babysat me--asking her to be the judge of my performance. If she did not award me a 10, I would do it again until she did. I have to imagine after a couple times she just gave me the 10.

Last month at the Taste of Chicago I had an opportunity to meet Nadia and Bart. They were both very nice. Crazy to finally meet Nadia after emulating myself after her so many times as a little girl.