Donna de Varona Professions : Swimmer Born : April 26, 1947 Browse All Authors Top 6 quotes by Donna de Varona A great champion deals with setback with a comeback. Donna de Varona comeback champion deals In the early years of the Roaring Twenties, American women not only won the right to vote but they also earned headlines along side their male counterparts during the Golden Age of American sports. Michael Bohn shares an engaging story of how two sports heroines, tennis player Helen Wills and swimmer Gertrude Ederle, helped embolden women to seek self-fulfillment by challenging the status quo. Donna de Varona player sports two The values learned on the playing field-how to set goals, endure, take criticism and risks, become team players, use our beliefs, stay healthy and deal with stress-prepare us for life. Donna de Varona stress team sports Failure isn't failing at the project at hand. Failure is giving up on yourself. Donna de Varona failure giving-up hands Women made up 44% of Olympic competitors at London 2012 - the greatest show of gender equality in Olympic history. By comparison, in the 1908 Games men outnumbered women 53 to 1. Donna de Varona london games men I found out from my own experience that the best way to involve my daughter, Joanna, in sports is to participate with her. Recently, a mother asked me how I got my children to swim laps. The truth is, I've never asked my children to do laps. They see me do laps and want to do it with me. Parental participation is one way. Donna de Varona daughter leadership sports Similar Authors Bill Kirby swimmer Brittany MacLean swimmer Amy Van Dyken swimmer Amanda Beard swimmer Alfred Hajos swimmer Alexander Dale Oen swimmer All Authors
