1) You're pointing out the exact problem with the sport this thread was meant to discuss. Female athletes who don't look like models are less prevalent in mass-media broadcasting... THAT'S WRONG. This is barbaric nonsense that most of the civilized world is ready to overcome, and you who don't comply WILL be left ridiculed and alienated for in the next ten years (i.e. MY DECADE, get used to it)
2) As far as the vain nature of sport celebrities, this works both ways...
Micheal Phelps: More attractive than I am
Kobe Bryant: More attractive than I am
Lance Armstrong: More attractive than I am
Peyton Manning: More attractive than I am
BarracksSi: Isn't, see...




ALL PEOPLES social success is somewhat dependent on their physical appearance, regardless of male or female.

Progress would be defined by the number of OTHER characteristics that make a person great.