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4.5
After reading this book, my first thought was of all the things that might have been, and weren't. There are no household names in this book; some, a few, are known to sports enthusiasts. But most of the stories are told by women whose names we don't know or remember. They write about the struggles and obstacles, about battles won and lost -- and always, about the passion that kept them coming back. What might have happened, I wondered, if these women had not had to fight so many battles just to be allowed to play? How far might they have gone if they hadn't had to carry those extra burdens?The stories are sad, many of them, if only by implication. But the book is inspiring. To every athletic woman who ever felt alone or marginalized, who had to break the "gender line" to do what she loved, there is inspiration, and the knowledge that there are others like us. The sports represented are diverse, but the themes are common. Get this book for the woman athlete in your life -- or the woman athlete inside you.
