Mo'ne Davis, a 13 year old baseball playing, 70 mph right-arm throwing -- Philadelphia native, is the first female in Little League World Series history to throw a shutout with only two hits, while striking out eight batters and walking none against Tennessee.
And although the little leaguer has already made a name for herself and garnered world wide press along the way, she remains humble in knowing who she is but most importantly -- what equality should like look as she stated, "it does mean a lot to be the first American girl, but more girls should start joining boys' teams," Davis told the Philadelphia Daily News.
"The attention should not just be on one girl; more girls should join boys' teams so it is a tradition and it won't be so special."
There you have it; beauty, brains, brawn, and a stellar bright star for all little girls who love sports and wish to participate.
Mo'ne's future goals require being the first female in MLB, or playing basketball in the WNBA -- although baseball is her priority.
Her team plays against Las Vegas, 2-0, on Wednesday night.
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Becky Hammon, a point guard for the San Antonio Stars was recently chosen by coach Gregg Popovich, to stand beside him while offering up her basketball expertise as a means of accelerating the advancement of the 2014 basketball champions -- the San Antonio Spurs.
This is not only a historical moment in the NBA, but an empowering example for so many females who may have dreamed of one day being able to coach within the NBA.
I've always had an issue with men being able to coach women in the WNBA, but wouldn't allow the same equality for women to coach in the NBA. To me I saw no difference -- only in gender, but talent speaks for itself.
Maybe it's the feminist in me but I always felt that women should've been able to coach men in the NBA, and I constantly made my argument during friendly debates.
So now to see it actually happen is simply elating, although I'm still pushing for a woman to become an NBA head coach one day.
#ICanDream
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