ESPN -W ‘Impact25’ paid tribute to twenty-five women that are impacting young girls world wide and some of our favorite athletes have made the list.
Professional tennis player, Serena Williams, American Ballet Dancer, Misty Copeland, UFC Bantamweight fighter, Rhonda Rowdy, first African American U.S. Attorney General, Loretta Lynch, 14-year WNBA veteran Tamika Catchings, and NCAA Women’s Swimming Champion, Simone Manuel made the #SuperSquad list of the 2015 women athlete influencers.
ESPN- W writes :
From Line Sketches To Pencils And Final Color, Ms.Marvel Captured The Essences Of Our Impact25 nominees and Turned Them In To Super Versions Of Themselves.
Check out some of the amazing pics below, and be sure to catch the full list and article read over at ESPN-W HERE
It Is Cool To Be Unique, But I Would Like To Have More People Who Are Like Me In Swimming – Simone Manuel
Lydia Ko became the youngest golfer to win a major. The 17-year old is coined ‘girl wonder’ and has beat tiger woods record in the LGPA rankings by almost four years.
After losing to Roberta Vinci at the 2015 U.S Open Serena said:
It Wasn’t A Loss For Me, It Was A Win And A Learning Experience – S.W
I Don’t Believe Too Much In Regretting S–t. It’s A Very Wasteful Use Of Energy – Ronda Rousey
In May, three weeks into her new post as attorney general of the United States, Lynch announced the indictments of 14 top FIFA officials and the unsealing of a $150 million case full of alleged bribery, fraud and money laundering.
Gold Medal Gymnast Champion, Simone Biles won her third consecutive national all around title in 2015.
I Wanted To End With A Bang – S.B
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