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Inspiration July 22, 2019
If you love the U.S. women's soccer team, you'll love these record-breaking strong women.
With the U.S. Women’s soccer team celebrating a World Cup Victory in a parade in New York, female athletes are (finally) starting to get some of the large-scale recognition they deserve.
Noteworthy women across every sport push themselves to be the absolute best. However, they often aren’t recognized in the media or known by the public. It’s about time we highlighted these strong female athletes and their amazing accomplishments.
Here are 5 young female athletes you may not know about (but should):
Sky Brown is an 11-year-old skateboarder. She has been announced as one of five members of Great Britain’s team who hope to qualify for the 2020 Olympics. Skateboarding will be incorporated for the first time as a sport during the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Brown earned 2nd place at the 2017 Women’s Continental Championship in Asia at the Vans Park Series.
Despite being young, Brown doesn’t let that affect her confidence, and that’s a great perspective for young girls to see. Age should not dictate a person’s ability to accomplish something. By seeing young role models we can encourage young girls to go after what they love.
Morgan Hurd is a member of the 2018 U.S. World gymnastics team. She won the gold medal in the all-around category for the 2017 World Championships. During the 2018 World Championships Hurd received medals for the floor exercise and all-around categories.
“If you had told me I would be in the position to make the 2020 team two years ago, I would have never believed you,” Hurd said in an interview withSports Illustrated. “But now that I’m here, I know what I need to achieve my goals. I know what I’m capable of. It’s time to keep pushing upwards and not stay at the same spot.”
By not giving in to a feeling of complacency, Hurd shows motivated females that their ability to achieve is limitless. Just because you’ve reached one milestone doesn’t mean that the journey is over. Continue to push yourself to get what you want.
At the young age of 15, Cori “Coco” Gauff is a tennis player who has made her mark by becoming one of the youngest ever to qualify for Wimbledon—a prestigious and world-renowned tennis tournament. Gauff is a force to be reckoned with. She even beat Venus Williams, one of the world’s top ranked female tennis players, in the first round of the tournament.
Despite losing in the fourth round of Wimbledon to Simona Halep, Gauff’s career is only just beginning to take off as she is plans to be in the Citi Open later this month. Gauff continues to set her sights on her goals.
“I’m going to go and practice and improve some things so that next time, I can win the tournament,” Gauff told AP in an interview.
This sense of resilience and motivation is what will surely allow her to continue to reach the high ranks of tennis and astound those who watch.
Courtney Cashman currently has the highest batting average in softball at .508 with 132 at-bats, according to the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
To put this in perspective, a batting average measures a baseball player’s average number of hits while at-bat. Hence, the higher batting average the better the player.
In addition to playing softball, Cashman has also played baseball for the Rowley Intertown Twilight League alongside her brothers.
“It’s an honor to me because I know growing up not many girls played baseball, and I know I set a standard for those girls in Danvers when I was younger,” Cashman said in an interview
Perhaps not on everyone’s radar, Cashman’s achievements are inspiring for girls who love all sports — not just traditional “girl” sports.
Chloe Kim won the gold medal for half-pipe snowboarding in 2018. Kim’s career started off in a bit of a comical, unconventional way.
“My father didn’t want to ski alone, so he took me up to the mountains up to the mountains in order to basically bribe my mom to come with him,” Chloe Kim said in a Vogue interview.
What started off as family bonding, later turned into an activity grounded on Kim’s hard work and dedication. Kim’s family would drive six hours to the Sierra Nevadas for practices.
Kim has continued to shine and receive praise for her craft and attitude; she won an ESPY on July 10 for Best Female Action Sports Athlete.
These female athletes, as well as and many others, are taking the time to do what they love and accomplishing impressive feats. Female athletes break records. However, more people need to recognize their skill and talent.
All of these young women are notable and definitely flourishing in their sport. Hopefully, with this list, you’ve seen a new face or maybe even gained a new female role model.
