 But the women who came before me who fought relentlessly so I could reap the benefits of Title IX, I'm indebted to them, really. Title IX, it taught me being able to compete at the collegiate level. It taught me how to be a leader. It taught me how to set goals and work to achieve those goals. It gave me some of my best friends that will be my best friends for the rest of my life. It gave me my husband, even, for that matter.