Female Sports Icons

Then: Michelle Kwan, Figure Skating | Accomplishments: She is the most decorated U.S. figure skater ever, winning nine national championships, five world titles and two Olympic medals. Click through to see Kwan more recently and other female sports icons then and now.

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Now: Kwan announced that she will begin classes for a master's degree in international affairs at Tufts University, choosing school over a return to competitive skating. Kwan recently graduated from the University of Denver and has made several trips as a public diplomacy envoy for the State Department.

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Then: Monica Seles, Tennis | Accomplishments: The nine-time Grand Slam winner became the youngest singles titlist at the French Open with her win in 1990 at age 16.

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Now: Seles officially retired in February 2008 although she hadn't played on the tour since the 2003 French Open. She competed and was eliminated on the sixth season of 'Dancing With the Stars' in March 2008 and recently released a tell-all book about her battle with her weight.

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Then: Jennifer Capriati, Tennis | Accomplishments: A winner of three Grand Slam titles (2001-2002), and an Olympic gold medal winner in 1992, she soared to celebrity status by turning pro three weeks shy of her 14th birthday.

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Now: Capriati, who burned out on tennis and battled depression, last played on the pro tour in 2004. She underwent her third surgery on a shoulder in 2007, but has not ruled out playing again. Capriati can be seen on the ABC television reality series 'The Superstars'.

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Then: Andrea Jaeger, Tennis | Accomplishments: As a teenager in the early 1980s, tennis phenom Andrea Jaeger reached the finals of two major tournaments and reached No. 2 in the world rankings.

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Now: Jaeger became Sister Andrea, an Anglican Dominican nun, in 2006. She has devoted herself to helping kids with cancer and raises money to bring them to a Colorado ranch.

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Then: Anna Kournikova, Tennis | Accomplishments: Kournikova was ranked eighth in the world in 2000, but the Russian tennis star never won a singles tournament and her popularity was based as much on her looks as her play.

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Now: Kournikova, seen here at a Boys and Girls Club function recently, is less concerned about her sex appeal now at age 27 and is driven to get kids to be more active.

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