I am a female .I am also an athlete. I've played various sports such as soccer, basketball, flag football, weightlifting and track. As you might have guessed, I am very passionate about sports. Playing all of these sports over the past few years has made me admire and have respect for anyone that plays any sport. Playing any type of sport takes true dedication and hard work, but it seems like being a women in the athletic world takes a little more commitment than it would for men . Women tend to be minimized in the world of athletes compared to men. It's obvious women have come a long way in the sports industry since Title IX, the Act that allowed women to participate in sports without being di scriminated. Since then, women participating in sports has gone from hundreds of thousands to millions. I remember as a child playing in a local soccer club s in town . On every team I played with, there would only be about one o...