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

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

Bodybuilding is about making oneself seem larger than life. It's about creating the illusion of perfection.

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.

Like families, competitors can bring out the worst as well as the best in each other. Like romance, competition has many faces, some of them ugly. In addition to showing me my grace and graciousness, the mirror of sports has reflected back to me my jealousy, pettiness, and arrogance.

The act of sport remains a human act, unrelated to gender.

The stronger women get, the more men love football.