Shawn Johnson Quotes

To see a player dunk in women's college basketball is just amazing. It's great to see that the game has reached that level now.

In recent generations, women's sports have been a blessing. Some of us can remember the bad old days in the '50s, when we would discover in casual schoolyard play that a girl could outrun most of us or hold her own in basketball or hit a softball - but there were no teams, no coaches, for girls.

Here I am just trying to fund myself to play a sport, but the greater picture is that I'm a female athlete really pushing the envelope for women in sports.

Everybody talks about Bolt. Now they can talk about the ladies who are running some really wonderful times.

In my mind, women's basketball players are an untapped resource.

Last time I checked I was able to throw the ball a little bit.

You know, I think more people should watch women's basketball. It'd do so much for the game.

We knew it was going to be the biggest event scheduled in the history of women's sports, but we didn't ever fathom we would be playing before sold-out stadiums all over the country.

Women's sports is still in its infancy. The beginning of women's sports in the United States started in 1972, with the passage of Title 9 for girls to finally get athletic scholarships.

Femininity and sport can go together.

Growing up, I looked up to major league baseball players, and now these young women have amazing, incredible women all across the board, from swimming to gymnastics to softball to basketball. It is incredible how far women have come and women in sports have come.

I try to never lose sight of what a special time it is to be a women's basketball player.

Women's tennis has been around for a very long time - we're talking about the 1800s. But women's soccer hasn't had such a long history, so now they're right at the beginning of really trying to make things equal. We need to continue not only to advocate for women but to have men advocating for women.

Tennis is definitely a star for women in sports.

Tennis has been around for so long - women have been playing the majors since the 1800s. Other sports have not had professional leagues for women for as long.

When you go from Division II to the NFL, you're amazed at how good these guys really are.

The Divas are not only gorgeous but extremely athletic. Why wouldn't I wanna be a part of that?

People were not even knowing that women's cricket existed. And from that phase to today where people would want to follow women's cricket, I think we have come a long way.

Women's badminton has become so competitive.

The reality is, like, women's basketball players are playing against women. And we're all in the same boat the same way men's sports is.

I was a better hockey player than I was a baseball player.

I tip my hat to the long list of girls that have really taken wrestling up a notch.

At Arsenal, we train for about two hours a day and are treated just the same as the men. It makes a big difference, and it gives young girls something to aim for.

Women's sport is growing, becoming powerful, and we want to continue to raise that platform for the young girls at home.

I'm enormously proud that I can do a deal with the National Women's Soccer League to showcase the power and passion of women athletes as positive role models, not only for my daughter but also for my son.