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For nearly three decades (28 years), I have been an active participant in women’s sports (and sometimes men’s sports). Starting at age 8, I had such desire to play soccer. No one in my family had really even heard of it let alone played the game or knew the rules. I clearly remember my first training. I didn’t have cleats (boots) and showed up in a pair of Chuck Taylor Converse tennis shoes. It didn’t matter. I loved the game the first second. I was not a very good player … at first. It took me a couple of years...

For every 53 articles written about male sports stars, there is one about a woman. Another gap in the statistical divide we’ve come far too used to when it comes to male and female sporting leagues. In the face of adversity females have never showed signs of slowing. We may have a long way to go but that doesn’t mean we haven’t come a long way too. So we’re celebrating the wins and the women, who have gotten us to where we are today and what we can do for the young ones that are ready and waiting for that...