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King was a co-founder of World TeamTennis. King was born Billie Jean Moffitt (she married lawyer Larry King in 1966) and was raised in Long Beach, California. King was a local phenomenon, beginning her competitive play on Long Beach public courts before attending Long Beach Polytechnic High School and then California State University Los ...
Billie Jean Kingová (rozená Moffittová, * 22. listopadu 1943 Long Beach, Kalifornie) je bývalá americká tenistka a světová tenisová jednička, která vyhrála dvanáct grandslamových turnajů ve dvouhře (osm v otevřené éře ), šestnáct ve čtyřhře (deset v otevřené éře) a jedenáct ve smíšené čtyřhře (sedm v ...
1974: Founded the Women’s Sports Foundation. “THE MORE YOU KNOW ABOUT HISTORY, THE MORE YOU KNOW ABOUT YOURSELF.”. Billie Jean King. 1984-2003. 1984: First woman commissioner in professional sports history (World TeamTennis). 1990: Named one of the “100 Most Important Americans of the 20th Century” by LIFEmagazine.
Jul 15, 2023 · The tennis champion’s activism won equal pay for women at the 1973 U.S. Open. Now 79, she is still leading the fight for equity — in sports and beyond. Billie Jean King, winner of 39 major ...
Aug 13, 2021 · Write to Cady Lang at cady.lang@timemagazine.com. Tennis legend Billie Jean King discusses athletes’ struggles with mental health, the fight for equal pay and her new memoir, "All In."
King founded the Women’s Sports Foundation in 1974. Named one of the “100 Most Important Americans of the 20th Century” by Life magazine and the first female athlete to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Billie Jean King is the founder of the Billie Jean King Leadership Initiative, the Women’s Tennis Association and the […]
