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If you grew up watching Olympic events on Satellite TV wondering what you had to do to become an Olympic quality athlete we’ve got some tips. If you’ve still got Olympic dreams, keep the spirit alive!
Practice, Practice, Practice: There’s no substitute for it! Did you know it takes approximately 10,000 hours of doing the same thing to become an expert at it? If you’re passionate about your sport you’ve got to put in the time.
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Black Women in sports are in a somewhat scarce, but with mentors and women who are already athletes that can encourage young girls and women to participatein sports, it become an successful improvement. Black Women Sports Foundation, also known as BWSF is an organization which encourages women of color to participate and play sports. It was founded in 1992 by Tina Sloane Green, Alpha Alexander, Nikki Franke, and Linda Greene as a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing the involvement ofBlack women and girls in all avenues of sports. Read More »

Being an African American woman in the United States can always be a challenge. In fact, being a minority anywhere is difficult. Angela Hucles grew up in a difficult neighborhood in Virginia and she did not have the easiest childhoods. However, she was always destined to be a talented athlete. She was into soccer from the first few years of her life, and always found time to play. Even when she was at school, she wanted to play soccer more than she ever wanted to study. Luckily, her dreams came true and she went on Read More »

Laila Ali, the most powerful heavyweight boxing champion of the world, just as her father the great boxing champion and legend, Muhammad Ali (Cashus Clay), is a true believer in girls becoming active in sports. Laila Ali comes from a long tradition of sports and being active. From research she has conducted, being involved in sports and being active positively affects everything from a child’s physical and emotional well-being to academic performance. It also puts a positive outlook on the girls going to college. It is unfortunate that those who are not involved Read More »

Debi Thomas was a figure skater that displayed a wonderful combination of skill, grace and charm while on the ice. No other figure skater in the history of the sport has displayed as much beauty and skill on the ice as Debi Thomas.

Debi Thomas was a national champion. Debi Thomas won the National Figure Skating Championships in 1986 and 1988. She won The National Figure Skating Championship while she was a freshman at Stanford University. Debi Thomas was the first African American woman to ever win a national figure skating title. Read More »

In 1948, Alice Coachman became the first African American to win a gold medal in the Olympics. It had been a long and difficult road to success. Alice was born in 1923 in Albany, Georgia. She was one of ten children and had a difficult childhood. She struggled to develop her athletic ability as a young lady, as there was opposition to women in sports during this time period. She would practice for hours, determined to improve herself and become successful.

Even though Alice’s parents discouraged her interest Read More »

Florence Griffith Joyner was dubbed the “Fastest Woman In The World” when she was a track star in the late 1980s. She dominated the 1988 Olympics in South Korea. “FloJo” was raised in the public housing project in LA and started racing internationally in the early 80s. She had a good career right off the start finishing 2nd in the 200m finals at the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984. She was mostly known as a 200m runner until the 1987 World Championships where she decided to run the 100m and set a world record.

She later raced Read More »

Venus and Serena Williams have been two of the dominant forces in women’s tennis since their arrival on the scene in 1998.

The sisters were brought up loving the game. Their father, Richard, tried to get his first three daughters into the game, but found they were not cut out for it. Venus and and her older sister Serena, however, took to the game immediately and Richard knew saw great potential in them. The two girls played six hours per day using rackets of poor quality on a court with potholes.

The two began to compete at five Read More »