March 24, 2023
March is Women’s History Month! To celebrate, we asked our RSG team who their favorite female athlete is. Check out their answers below! How do you celebrate?
Naomi Osaka — exceptional tennis skills and willingness to sacrifice professional prestige for a work-life balance
Michelle Kwan — mesmerized by her grace when ice skating and is now the US Ambassador to Belize
Billie Jean King — helped legitimize women’s professional tennis by beating Bobby Riggs 50 years ago this September
Nancy Lopez — first professional Latina golfer who played in the Ladies Professional Golf Association
Alyssa Nakken — San Francisco Giant’s baseball coach, the first woman to coach in MLB history in 2020, and the first woman to coach on the field during a game in April 2022
Caitlin Clark — a sharpshooting guard with incredible range for the University of Iowa women’s basketball team
Allyson Felix — one of the most decorated track and field athletes and stood up to Nike for not guaranteeing salary protections for pregnant athletes
Simone Biles — an extraordinary gymnast who showed the world it’s alright to prioritize and be honest about mental health
Jennifer Lucore — pickleball’s first “sponsored” female player, a global ambassador, a 2019 Inductee into the Pickleball Hall of Fame, and was one of the people responsible for the growth of pickleball around the world
Serena Williams — one of the greatest professional tennis players, with such dominance and perseverance