Discussing the women's sports landscape as a part of a Legends Photoshoot for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit, Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird bubbled with excitement over what's to come.
USWNT legend Megan Rapinoe and WNBA champion Sue Bird both made monumental differences in their respective sports during their careers that will impact the entire landscape of women’s sports going forward.
“Just the entire space around women’s sports seems very different from what we were playing in,” Rapinoe said during her photo shoot for the. “It feels like we’re not talking about fighting for equality, it feels like we’re talking about growth of the business and how do we really capitalize on this moment and make it sustainable and grow it going into the future.”“I think you see it with the new media rights deal for the NWSL, the WNBA’s media rights deal is coming up,” Rapinoe said.
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