The U.S. women's soccer team gave us much more than two World Cup championships (1991 and 1999) and two Olympic gold medals (1996 and 2004). They taught a nation a woman could be an athlete, too. Led by what some people are calling the "Fab Five" - Jullie Foudy, Joy Fawcett, Mia Hamm, Kristine Lilly and Brandi Chastain , the U. S. women's soccer team has become the benchmark for women's soccer worldwide. That's the legacy the Fab Five has left. More than medals, the U.S. women have spread soccer not just around the U.S. but also around the globe. In the past, there have been several women that have exceled as individuals in sports on an international stage, but the women's soccer team was the first team to do it by wiining the World Cup in 1991. At that time the door was opened for women team sports. Every little girl(or parent of one) that plays soccer or any other team sport should say "thank you" to the Fab Five and what they have done for women sports. With Athens 2004 gold medals in soccer, softball and possibly basketball women's team sports are at an all-time high and should continue as more young girls look to the Fab Five for inspiration.
Friday, August 27, 2004
U.S. Fab Five
The U.S. women's soccer team gave us much more than two World Cup championships (1991 and 1999) and two Olympic gold medals (1996 and 2004). They taught a nation a woman could be an athlete, too. Led by what some people are calling the "Fab Five" - Jullie Foudy, Joy Fawcett, Mia Hamm, Kristine Lilly and Brandi Chastain , the U. S. women's soccer team has become the benchmark for women's soccer worldwide. That's the legacy the Fab Five has left. More than medals, the U.S. women have spread soccer not just around the U.S. but also around the globe. In the past, there have been several women that have exceled as individuals in sports on an international stage, but the women's soccer team was the first team to do it by wiining the World Cup in 1991. At that time the door was opened for women team sports. Every little girl(or parent of one) that plays soccer or any other team sport should say "thank you" to the Fab Five and what they have done for women sports. With Athens 2004 gold medals in soccer, softball and possibly basketball women's team sports are at an all-time high and should continue as more young girls look to the Fab Five for inspiration.
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