Jill Oakes on being a female athlete

Chicago Red Stars defender Jill Oakes has written an interesting post about what it means to be a female athlete over at Pretty Tough (via Melissa):

So what DOES it mean to be girl? At one time, we were only cheerleaders, while boys were told not to play "like a girl." Nowadays, girls are tackling, competing, and enduring physical and emotional pain for success in their sport.

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