Billie Jean King
Billie Jean King
Billie Jean King
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Sports Icon, Author and Equality Champion
Named one of the “100 Most Important Americans of the 20th Century” by Life magazine, Billie Jean King is the first woman athlete to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the first individual woman athlete to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. She is the founder of the Women’s Sports Foundation, the Women’s Tennis Association, the Billie Jean King Foundation, and a New York Times best-selling author.
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Billie Jean King, who has won an astounding 39 Grand Slam titles during her career, blazed trails for women everywhere in 1970 when she became one of nine players to break away from the tennis establishment and accept a one-dollar contract from tennis promoter Gladys Heldman to compete in the newly created Virginia Slims Series. The revolt led to the birth of women’s pro tennis and the formation of the Women’s Tennis Association.
In 1973, King produced one of the greatest moments in sports history when she defeated Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes. In 2008, she authored Pressure is a Privilege: Lessons I’ve Learned from Life and the Battle of the Sexes to commemorate the 35th anniversary of that historic match.
The founder of the Women’s Sports Foundation, King is the first woman athlete to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the first individual woman athlete to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.
King has created new inroads for all people in and out of sports throughout her legendary career, and she continues to make her mark today as her enduring accomplishments reverberate far beyond the tennis courts.
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Billie Jean King, the GOAT of women’s sports, shares a lifetime of trailblazing, game changing and visionary stories that push you to think deeper, act differently and be better. Covering topics from leadership to personal growth and her take on sports and society, a conversation with Billie Jean King is an event to remember.
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See It To Be It: Eleven Champions Leading Women’s Sports Today
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