You play like a girl

I remember several years ago when the Celtics lost to the Lakers. Larry Bird criticized his team. He said they played "like a bunch of women." John Gruden told his Tampa Bay Bucs once that they were, "playing like a bunch of broads."
One of the better, good, old boy football coach expressions is saying a kid, "looks like Tarzan and plays like Jane."
Hearing this sort of talk begs the question. Do men really think so little of females?
I don't want to be overly politically correct. I mean, this isn't a life-or-death issue. It's not earth shattering and, as far as I know, it might not bother women at all.
I just find it interesting that telling a girl she plays like a boy is a compliment. But, the best way to insult a male athlete is to tell him he resembles a female athlete.
For instance, no boy wants to be compared to Diana Taurasi or Candace Parker, even though Taurasi and Parker can beat most boys on the basketball court. Go find the average high school male tennis player and tell him he plays like Serena Williams. He'd be ready to fight even though Serena has a faster serve than about half the men on the professional tour. Most boys only wish they could hit a golf ball as far as Michelle Wie but don't tell them they play golf like her unless you want a 5-iron wrapped around your skull.
Yeah, telling any guy he plays like a girl is fighting words. The question is, should it be? Candace Parker can dunk a basketball. I can't. I always wished I could so, I suppose I do wish I could play like Candace Parker, who is definitely a girl.
If I could hit a serve like Serena, I'd be playing tennis right now. If I could drive like Danica, I'd be racing cars.
Females have come a long way as athletes. Maybe it's time to come up with another way to insult guys or push them to do better. How about we say, you play like an old man? Wait, forgot about Brett Favre and Michael Jordan. I guess that doesn't apply either.