The girl who 'dared' Hillary Clinton to compete [View all]

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This is a wonderful story with an update on the "darer."

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35257086

In the winter of 1999, when she was still the First Lady, Clinton appeared at a New York City high school to help promote Dare to Compete, a documentary about women sports stars. She was introduced to the audience - which included the stars of the film, tennis legend Billie Jean King and gymnast Dominique Dawes - by a tall high school senior.

"I think she was like the volleyball or basketball captain. I came up and shook her hand," Clinton recalled. "She leaned over to me and she said, 'Dare to compete, Mrs Clinton, dare to compete.' And I thought, 'Wow.'"

Clinton has told this story many times over the years, including in her autobiography, Living History.

"Her comment caught me off guard, so much so that I left the event and began to think: Could I be afraid to do something I had urged countless other women to do?" Clinton wrote. "Maybe I should 'dare to compete.'"