Great female athletes offer inspirational sports quotes that should help to unleash the girl power in you

1. Inspirational sports quotes
from
5 great female athletes

2. Inspirational sports quotes prove the truth of the old
adage – the blow that doesn’t break you, strengthens
you.
There are some great fitness motivation apps out there
but sometimes a few words can spur you on to pursue
your dreams, so here goes…

3. #1 Chris Evert born 1954, American tennis player
“I was very, very shy as a younger girl, just petrified of
people. Tennis helped give me an identity and made me
feel like somebody.”

4. #2 Mia Hamm born 1972, American soccer player
“Somewhere behind the athlete you’ve become and the hours
of practice and the coaches who have pushed you is a little girl
who fell in love with the game and never looked back… play for
her.”

5. #3 Zola Budd, born 1966, South African athlete
“There were always a couple of loonies who caused all the trouble.”
The South African athlete “ran” into a maelstrom of controversy when her
grandfather’s British nationality enabled her to compete in the 1984 Olympics. In
that sense, Budd was a loonie. And with so much to put up against, she did
miracles!

6. #4 Nadia Comăneci, born 1961, Romanian gymnast
“I don’t run away from a challenge because I am afraid.
Instead, I run toward it because the only way to escape fear
is to trample it beneath your feet.”

7. #5 Virginia Wade, born 1945, British tennis player
“It’s only when it comes to crunch time that people’s
true character comes out.”

8. Unleash your “girl power” and prove to the
world what a fighter you are!

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Which are the most inspiring athletes you can think of? Are any of them a ‘guiding light’ for you
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