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That one won't wash, Mr Schlafly. It is not correct to say that many females athletes are overpromoted by the media. Tennis players apart, female athletes get much less publicity and earn much less than male athletes.
The [[lamestream media]] like to promote athletes based not on skill, but for [[liberal]] reasons. Here's a growing list of the most '''''underrated''''' sports stars:
The [[lamestream media]] like to promote athletes based not on skill, but for [[liberal]] reasons. Another reason that many athletes are ignored by the lamestream media is that they're female because female athletes, tennis players apart, are generally paid less and receive much less publicity than male athletes. Here's a growing list of the most '''''underrated''''' sports stars:
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|excluded from the Hall of Fame despite being only the 19th player to surpass both 10,000 points and rebounds.<ref>http://www.notinhalloffame.com/basketball/1714-28-bill-laimbeer</ref> Laimbeer was the finest long-range shooting center in history,<ref>[http://bleacherreport.com/articles/960281-the-10-best-three-point-shooting-big-men-in-nba-history/page/6 Ranked #6 as the best three-point shooter among big players in history, which includes forwards]</ref> and led an average team to two championships in a highly competitive era.
|excluded from the Hall of Fame despite being only the 19th player to surpass both 10,000 points and rebounds.<ref>http://www.notinhalloffame.com/basketball/1714-28-bill-laimbeer</ref> Laimbeer was the finest long-range shooting center in history,<ref>[http://bleacherreport.com/articles/960281-the-10-best-three-point-shooting-big-men-in-nba-history/page/6 Ranked #6 as the best three-point shooter among big players in history, which includes forwards]</ref> and led an average team to two championships in a highly competitive era.
|a [[conservative]] who defeated both Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson and won two NBA championships (including sweeping Magic's Lakers in four games), Laimbeer was demonized by the [[liberal media]]
|a [[conservative]] who defeated both Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson and won two NBA championships (including sweeping Magic's Lakers in four games), Laimbeer was demonized by the [[liberal media]]
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|Babe Didrickson Zaharias
|She excelled in three sports. She won 2 gold and 1 silver medal in Track & Field in the 1932 Olympics, she was the first women to make the cut in a PGA golf tournament, she won the British Womens Championship golf tournament, and she was an All-American basketball player.
|She was a woman.
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|Lottie Dod
|She excelled in ''four'' sports. She won Wimbledon 5 times, played field hockey for England, won the British Womens Championship golf tournament, and won a silver medal in archery in the 1908 Olympics.
|She was a woman.
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|Clara Hughes
|She was the only person, male or female, to win multiple medals in both Summer and Winter Olympics. She competed in cycling and speed skating, representing Canada.
|She is a woman.
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|Bonnie Blair
|Representing the USA at speed-skating, she was one of the most successful Olympians of all time, male or female, winning 5 gold and 1 bronze medals at the 1988, 1992 and 1994 Winter Games.
|She is a woman.
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|Tracy Caulkins
|An American-Australian swimmer who set 5 World Records and 63 American records and won 3 Olympic gold medals. One of the outstanding competitive swimmers of all time, male or female.
|She is a woman.
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