The Confident Female Athlete

I read a post from ESPNW by Jessica Mendoza about the confidence of women. She referenced Billy jean King's speech on having confidence in themselves and who they are as a person. Mendoza constantly speaks to young women about confidence and accepting themselves. As she made a speech in LA for the Women in Sports and events dinner She told the women there to accept and love who they are and not be the stereotypical “humble” women. She wants women to believe in themselves and to confidently tell the world and not hold back that they are wonderful beings. Mendoza wants to have all women be able to be confident and state how great they are and be able to break down the barriers that stop them from having such confidence in themselves. She wants women to break down these barriers and be able to open the doors to be able to confidently acknowledge their success and greatness as women.

In class we went over the barriers women face that hold them back from truly showing the world their strength and skills. I agree that we all need the confidence to be ale to fully express our true potential and show the world the strength of women. As each women gains the confidence to share their greatness with others we can together break down these barriers that make us hold back our potential. We can not only show the world how great women are today, but inspire the future girls to have the confidence to show their strength in whatever they choose to do in life. Women should have confidence in who they are and pursue their goals to truly show how great women can be and to help eliminate the stereotypes and barriers women face for the girls of today and tomorrow.

http://espn.go.com/espnw/features-profiles/5888182/women-all-do-better-job-being-more-confident-focus-positives
-Dominique Pakingan. May Intercession 2011