It’s going to take some courage. Not the courage to say or write it, but the courage to see it. The courage to look past the “man” in “Sportsman” and acknowledge that this time, a woman did it better than any man.

Truth told: Maya Moore is the real 2010 Sportsman of the Year. But no one will admit it.

No disrespect to SI (Drew Brees is its selection) or any other outlet that crowned someone else, but let’s be honest: She’s it. And we ought to admit it.

Not saying that Moore had a greater individual year (though that’s arguable) than anyone else. It’s just that the acknowledgement of what she has accomplished shouldn’t be overlooked or overshadowed because of gender. But we know that it is.

Let the person at the epicenter of what has become one of the greatest achievements in sports history — professional or amateur — be a woman, and somehow the “man” part of “Sportsman” gets really literal.”

ESPN.com’s Scoop Jackson.

The comments on this page are just a glimpse of what female athletics faces on a regular basis. What do you think?