It Takes A Few Years To Prepare

I Never Went Into Physics Or The Astronaut Corps To Become A Role Model. But After My First Flight, It Became Clear To Me That I Was One. And I Began To Understand The Importance Of That To People. Young Girls Need To See Role Models In Whatever Careers They May Choose, Just So They Can Picture Themselves Doing Those Jobs Someday. You Can't Be What You Can't See.

It's Too Bad Our Society Isn't Further Along.

Because I Was A Tennis Player, Billie Jean King Was A Hero Of Mine.

So Most Astronauts Are Astronauts For A Couple Of Years Before They Are Assigned To A Flight.

I Think It's Important For Little Girls Growing Up, And Young Women, To Have One In Every Walk Of Life. So From That Point Of View, I'm Proud To Be A Role Model!