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Courage, as defined by my fortune cookie

When we're full with Kung Pao chicken, sweet and sour chicken, rice, dumplings and lo mein, we each open a fortune cookie. We have a belief in our household that...

A Swimmer's Body

I want to start by saying that most older teen female swimmers HAVE bodies. They have hips, thighs, butts, breasts, shoulders and some curves. They have confidence. Looking like a...

Mom, I Love Cross-Country

"Mom, I LOVE cross-country." Ok. Wow. I'm going to take a little detour here because I know Dragonwing sells sports gear for tween and teen girls, but today I'm going...

Back to School--A Parent's Perspective

Following on Emma's post about returning to school, I thought I'd write about "Back to School" from one parent's perspective. My absolute favorite thing about summer is no homework. Zilch,...

February 14: Happy Birthday, Candice Wiggins!

    Happy birthday to Candice Wiggins, the former Stanford University starting shooting guard and current Minnesota Lynx player! During her college career, she was a three-time Pac-10 player of...

March 17: Happy Birthday, Mia Hamm!

Happy birthday to Mia Hamm, "the most important athlete of the last 15 years". Named the FIFA World Player of the Year twice, Hamm has won two Olympic gold medals-...

March 29: Happy Birthday, Jennifer Capriati!

    Happy birthday to Jennifer Capriati, former world number one female tennis player. Capriati began playing tennis professionally in 1990, when she was fourteen, and became the youngest player...

April 6: Happy Birthday, Janet Lynn!

    Happy birthday to Janet Lynn, Olympic bronze medalist and five-time U.S. figure skating champion. Lynn skated her first exhibition performance at age four and, at age eleven, became...

April 6: Happy Birthday, Sun Wen!

  Happy birthday to Sun Wen, undoubtedly the best Chinese soccer player in the world. Often compared to Mia Hamm, Sun Wen won the 2005 AFC Women's Asian Cup, as...

April 8: Happy Birthday, Carla Overbeck!

  Happy birthday to Carla Overbeck! The star central defender played college soccer for the UNC Tar Heels, who won the NCAA Women's Championship each year Overbeck played on the...

April 19: Happy Birthday, Candace Parker!

    Happy birthday to Candace Parker, star player on the Tennessee Lady Vols basketball team, winner of the 2007 and 2008 NCAA Championships. Parker now plays for the WNBA's...

May 16: Happy Birthday, Olga Korbut!

  Happy birthday to Olga Korbut, the Belarusian who has won four Olympic gold medals! Korbut has also won two Olympic silver medals and was the first gymnast inducted into...