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Also Known As Michelle Anne Akers
Born February 1, 1966 (age 60) • Santa Clara • California
Awards And Honors Olympic Games • Women’s World Cup (1999) • Women’s World Cup (1991)

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Mia Hamm of the United States women's soccer team, in a white uniform, dribbles the ball on the field with an opposing player in a red uniform behind her.
Mia Hamm
American football (soccer) player
Megan Rapinoe
Megan Rapinoe
American football (soccer) player
Alex Morgan
Alex Morgan
American football (soccer) player
Abby Wambach of the U.S. Women's National Team, wearing jersey number 20 and a captain's armband, dribbles a soccer ball during a match against South Korea.
Abby Wambach
American football (soccer) player
Sophia Smith
Sophia Smith
American football (soccer) player
Julie Foudy, former United States national soccer team player, smiles while standing on a field wearing a sleeveless floral top.
Julie Foudy
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Trinity Rodman
Trinity Rodman
American football (soccer) player
Champion coach
Dawn Staley
American basketball coach and former player
Grant Hill
Grant Hill
American basketball player
Andre Agassi, wearing a black Adidas shirt, prepares to serve during a tennis match, holding a racket and tennis ball on a blue court.
Andre Agassi
American tennis player
Lisa Fernandez
Lisa Fernandez
American softball player
Shaquille O'Neal smiling, wearing a dark suit and tie, at the 2019 Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year event in New York City.
Shaquille O’Neal
American basketball player
Scottie Pippen of the Chicago Bulls in a white jersey dribbles a basketball while guarded by an opposing player during a game.
Scottie Pippen
American basketball player
Charles Barkley, wearing a dark suit, smiles while holding a TNT microphone at an NBA broadcast set with blurred stadium seats and people in the background.
Charles Barkley
American basketball player
Carl Lewis
Carl Lewis
American athlete
Michael Johnson smiles and holds an American flag behind him while celebrating on the track after setting a world record in the 200-meter race at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
Michael Johnson
American athlete
Karch Kiraly
Karch Kiraly
American volleyball player
Sheryl Swoopes
Sheryl Swoopes
American basketball player
U.S. softball captain Dot Richardson
Dot Richardson
American softball player
Olympic gold medalist Teresa Edwards
Teresa Edwards
American basketball player and coach

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