I discovered that forgiveness is a path to freedom.

The stronger women get, the more men love football.

Competition is about passion for perfection, and passion for other people who join in this impossible quest.

For every man with a baseball story - a memory of a moment at the plate or in the field - there is a woman with a couldn't-play-baseball story.

Too often girls accept that of course the boys will get better lighting and seating at their sports events, of course the football team will get more attention, privileges, and space in the yearbook. We need to teach girls to look around and notice when they're being treated like second-class citizens, and then to insist on equal treatment.

Sport has been called the last bastion of male domination. Unfortunately, there are others - Congress, for instance.

Competition can damage self-esteem, create anxiety, and lead to cheating and hurt feelings. But so can romantic love.