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 * [[image:107772765_3cb4a50b93_m.jpg width="121" height="172" align="left"]] [[image:file:Sheryl%20Swoopes.jpg]] || Serena Williams:

MG- Serena Williams was born Sept. 26, 1981 in Saginaw, Michigan. She and her sister started playing tennis in the 90's. They quickly turned pro at the young age of 14. She won her first WTA tournament in 1999 in Paris! Way to go! She was the first African American Woman to capture a grand slam singles title since Gibson. (player of 1950's.) JA- She won the Wimbledon in 1975. They are both in the olympics this year. They are some of the best female tennis players that our world has seen. Plus, the odds that the __two__ sisters would both go pro is very unlikely! || JA- Sheryl Swoopes was born in Brownfield, Texas and began competing at the young age of seven. She has been on many state winning teams. !n 1993, she won the NCAA basketball championship with the Texas Tech Lady Raiders. (Senior Season) She set several school records. She scored 955 pts. in 1992-93 season. That is also an all time single season scoring record! She gets about 25 points per game!
 * [[image:Sheryl_Swoopes.jpg width="140" height="146" align="left"]] || Sheryl Swoopes

She is the 2nd player in WNBA history to win both the regular season MVP award and the All-Star award in the same season.

She currently plays on the Houston Comets. || MG- First ever three time US soccer athlete of the year in 1994-96. She is a member of the Gold medal winning US women's national team at the 1996 US Centennial Olympic Games. She is Generally considered the best all- around women's soccer player in the world. MVP of the Women's cup in Sweden in 1995. She scored three goals on long range free kicks including the equalizer against Norway in the championship game. She's the youngest woman ever to play on the US National team at the age of 15! She's played in 3 Olympic Festivals winning gold medals in 1989 with the south and 1990 with the North. And the Silver in 1987 with the south. ||
 * [[image:509570083_caae808ca8_m.jpg width="155" height="127" align="left"]] || Mia Hamm