“The title ‘black swimmer’ makes it seem like I’m not supposed to be able to win a gold medal or I’m not supposed to be able to break records. That’s not true because I work just as hard as anybody else and I love the sport and I want to win just like everybody else.” -Simone Manuel Congratulations to Simone Manuel on winning gold, a first for a female U.S. black swimmer.
She is an inspiration to all. "I want to retire as the greatest ever. I feel like I've still got some left in the tank. My goal is to leave a legacy in the world of judo." -Kayla Harrison Congratulations to Harrison on defending her gold medal in 78-kg judo!
“I believe that they are best. These girls demonstrated if you work hard and have discipline, you can achieve big things.’’ -Mártha Károlyi "Back in 2012, we were talked to about being pioneers to a legacy and that's something we have to engrave in us. For us, it's actually creating a legacy that someone else wants to come into ... a young girl at school can aspire to be a New Zealand woman's sevens player and go to the Olympics." -Sarah Goss “I thought ‘if I don’t medal tonight I’m going to let down Canada,’ but I think that Canada would have still had my back even if I didn’t medal." -Penny Oleksiak “I didn’t want to just break the [400-meter individual medley] record, I wanted to crush it.” -Katinka Hosszu, gold medal winner. New World Record: 4:26.36.
“There was never a moment where I thought, ‘Wow, you’re really good at this. Time to take a break,’. It’s always been, ‘Oh, you’re good, but you could be better.’ ” -Virginia Thrasher Congratulations to Thrasher on being the first gold medal winner of the Games!
"Still, whenever I can, I lace up a pair of skates. It's best at night, when the rink is empty, and the ice becomes a thread that runs through the needles of my skates, and the motion is so seamless that the ice and I are moving as one." -Emily May Sorry for not posting yesterday!
"Wrestling was tumbling, working your way out of someone's grasp and then knocking them down. I wanted more." -Erin Ashleigh Mathewson Read more of the story at http://www.espn.com/espnw/voices/article/17226525/being-girl-boys-mat-wrestling-coed-team.
“When young women are told no, they should take that as a trigger to pursue their dreams and achieve their goals. Don’t ever let no eat you alive and become an obstacle.” -Hanna Fauzie |
AuthorHi, I'm Jenna and I'm a sports fan! I've been avidly watching sports since 2011 because I found that by watching sports, I would be able to communicate with my dad and brother better. Ever since I got into sports, I've been able to enjoy myself more when I go to sporting events with my family. Archives
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