Hollywood Popular Artists

Jul 2nd 2012, 15:45

We've got some talented ladies to inspire you! It wasn't all that long ago that women often weren't allowed in sports but times have changed and Jessica Biel showed us the athletes who inspire her.

Over the weekend the future Mrs. Timberlake went out into Twitterland and Tweeted:

huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/27/fem…These women are my inspiration.

— Jessica Biel (@JessicaBiel) July 1, 2012

Her lil link takes you right on over to the Huffington Post's story "Female Athletes: 21 Photos That Will Make You Appreciate The Power Of A Woman's Body." The slideshow gives you images of women rocking it in various sports from surfing to sking. These women loved sports, pursued sports and now inspire us with the incredible feats they can pull off. Like Beyoncé says, "Who run the world? Girls."

As HuffPo points out, this is an especially great time to celebrate women in sports because of the upcoming 2012 Olympics in London and the fact that Title IX just turned the big 4-0. Before Title IX, it was okay to tell women they couldn't take part in sports because they're, well, women. Totally cray, I know! As you can imagine, that kind of sexism didn't fly and so we have Title IX in place.

Jess might not be a professional athlete herself, but of course you don't have to be one to appreciate what these women do. These 21 athletes followed their dreams, became the best of the best and show young girls everywhere that they can pursue their goals and be whatever they want to be. And hey, they're definitely inspirational to grown women, too, as Jessica can surely tell you!

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