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Christine Brennan Christine Brennan
Christine Brennan, USA Today sports columnist, network television analyst and the author of the best-selling books Inside Edge and Edge of Glory, is a leading voice on the Olympics, international sports, women's sports and various sports issues.

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Marla Runyan Marla Runyan
Marla Runyon placed third in the qualifying trials for the Women’s 1500 meters earning a spot on the 2000 U.S. Olympic team – the first time a legally blind person has ever accomplished such a feat. Diagnosed with Stargardt’s Disease as a child, Marla has been legally blind for 20 years; but she refuses to consider her blindness a handicap. “It is not a factor or an excuse for a bad race,” she says. Marla’s performance in the Olympics stands as a testimony to what can be achieved through determination and hard work.

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Michelle Kwan Michelle Kwan
Michelle Kwan is one of the most popular winter Olympians of all-time. An Olympic silver and bronze medalist, Kwan earned her seventh World medal in March (a silver) to become the most decorated figure skater in World Championship history, including four titles.

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Rebecca Lobo Rebecca Lobo
Mention the name Rebecca Lobo and women's basketball immediately comes to mind. It takes more than a great jump shot to become a role model in women's basketball these days and star player, Rebeccas Lobo is one of the sport's most revered figures.

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Zina Garrison Zina Garrison
One of the best female tennis players in the modern era. Only the 12th woman to have won in excess of 500 matches; Member of the U.S. Olympic team in 1988 and 1992, where she captured a gold medal in doubles (with Pam Shriver) and a bronze medal in singles competition. Her highest ranking came in 1989, when she was ranked by the WTA as 4th best in the world.

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Nadia Comaneci Nadia Comaneci
At the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, Canada, the world met "Nadia." At age 14, this Romanian dynamo captured the hearts and minds of the world with her daring and perfection. As contributing editor of International Gymnast Magazine, she is still very involved in her sport. She speaks five languages and is a commentator at major gymnastics competitions for several television networks.

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Martina Navratilova Martina Navratilova
If there was a record in tennis, chances are Martina Navratilova broke it. By the time of her retirement, she had acquired more tournament titles than any man or woman in tennis history, winning at least one tour event for 21 consecutive years. She dominated the scene in the 1980s and is the game's all-time money winner. Martina boasts two winning streaks: 74 singles matches and 109 in doubles with Pam Shriver.

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Nancy Lieberman Nancy Lieberman
Her athletic ability was nationally recognized as early as 1974. As a sophomore at Far Rockaway High School in Queens, N.Y. the young Nancy Lieberman was invited to participate in ABAUSA's national team trials for a chance to play on the United States' first ever Women's Olympic Basketball Team.

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Tiffany Milbrett Tiffany Milbrett
Whether she is playing in the Olympics or signing autographs for her adoring fans Tiffeny does it with energy and concern. She has given so much back to the game and continues to encourage young soccer players everywhere to follow their dreams.

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Lisa Fernandez Lisa Fernandez
Lisa Fernandez is one of the most accomplished softball players in history. A member of the 1996 and 2000 Gold Medal Olympic team, Lisa is also a three-time MVP and All-American at the USA National Softball Championships and was also named Outstanding Pitcher in 1997 and 1998. She won the Women's Sports Foundation Athlete of the Year award in 1994 and was a nominee two other times.

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Jenny Thompson Jenny Thompson
Jenny Thompson is a 10-Time Olympic Medalist, and has won the most medals by any U.S. female Olympic athlete ever!

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Cynthia Cooper Cynthia Cooper
Two-time WNBA MVP Cynthia Cooper was named the second-ever Phoenix Mercury head coach on Jan.8, after leading the Houston Comets to all four Championships in WNBA history. The 37-year-old was the MVP of the championship series all four years, and she joined the Mercury after she retired from playing following the 2000 season.

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Billie Moore Billie Moore
Billie J. Moore is one of the most successful coaches in the history of women's intercollegiate basketball. She is recognized both nationally and internationally for achievements in the advancement of the sport.

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Aimee Mullins Aimee Mullins
She was born handicapped with fibular hemimelia, and had both feet amputated when she was just one year old… “There is nothing impossible for me with the artificial legs”“I can be a sports star of world record holder and be a top grade fashion model without two legs.”

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Bonnie Blair Bonnie Blair
Speed skater Bonnie Blair exemplifies success under pressure - the measure of a true champion. There are numerous winners in the world of sports, but the celebrated athletes are the few who meet the challenge of pressure time after time - such as speed skater Bonnie Blair.

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Dorothy Hamill Dorothy Hamill
Every four years the Olympic Games produce a new group of champions, but only rarely does one of these champions transcend their sport to completely capture our imaginations. Such was the case when nineteen year old figure skater Dorothy Hamill won her Gold Medal at the 1976 Winter Games in Innsbruck, Austria.

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Sheryl Swoopes Sheryl Swoopes
Since the birth of the Women's National Basketball Association in 1997, Swoopes has stormed onto the sports scene as one of the nation's most skilled and impressive athletes, earning the nickname that testifies to her speed and grace on the court, "Wind."

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Vonetta Flowers Vonetta Flowers
Twenty-eight year old Vonetta Flowers grew up in one of the worst neighborhoods in Birmingham and through Track, went on to become a seven-time All-American at the University of Alabama in Birmingham.

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Mary Carillo Mary Carillo
Mary Carillo joined CBS Sports as a tennis analyst in 1986 and has covered the U.S. Open Tennis Championships as a match analyst with Tony Trabert each year since. She also serves as the analyst for the CBS Television Network's late-night highlights program.

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Jeanette Lee Jeanette Lee
One of the world's top-ranked pool players -- received the prestigious WPBA Sportsperson of the Year Award in 1998; nominated for the award in 1995 and 1997.

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Lesley Visser Lesley Visser
Lesley Visser, a pioneer among women sports journalists, returned to CBS Sports in August 2000 as a contributor to THE NFL TODAY, college basketball, the U.S. Open Tennis Championships, as well as special projects with CBS Sports and CBS News.

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Michelle Akers Michelle Akers
Gold Medal winner Michelle Akers has found living for Christ a dream come true--a dream all of us can have.

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Jackie Joyner-Kersee Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Very few athletes have the opportunity to reinvent their sport. Jackie Joyner-Kersee is one such athlete. She has amassed 20 records in the heptathlon and has won three Olympic gold medals. Off the track, she is a business executive who runs her own sports-marketing firm and heads the JJK Community Foundation, an organization that sponsors programs for disadvantaged youth.

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Brandi Chastain Brandi Chastain
Brandi Denise Chastain is a defender on the U.S. Women’s 1999 World Cup Champion Soccer Team, and she scored the winning goal during the final game of the 1999 Women’s World Cup Championship.

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Amy Van Dyken Amy Van Dyken
In one of the greatest Olympic performances by an American woman, Amy Van Dyken won four gold medals at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Van Dyken, whose victories came in the 50-meter freestyle, 100-meter butterfly, 4x100 free relay and 4x100 medley relay, is the only American woman to win four gold medals at a single Olympics.

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Chris Evert Chris Evert
For nearly 20 years, tennis great Chris Evert provided fans throughout the world with one guarantee - she gave every match all she had. She was always more than just the best tennis player in the world. Evert was ranked number one for seven years and had a 90 percent win average spanning her 17 year career as a pro. She won 18 grand slam titles including three Wimbledons, seven French Opens, two Australian Opens and six U.S. Opens.

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Billie Jean King Billie Jean King
Billie Jean King is one of the most illustrious and celebrated tennis players in history. A trailblazer, she is famous the world over for spearheading the women's movement in tennis and for her lifelong struggle for equality in women's tennis. In 1990, Life mag­azine named her one of the "100 Most Important Americans of the 20th Century." In 1994, she was ranked No. 5 on Sports Illustrated’s "Top 40 Athletes" list for her role in significantly altering and elevating sports over the last four decades.

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