The Life of Billie Jean King
She's one of the world's most iconic tennis stars and was the first out LGBTQ female athlete. This is Billie Jean King. đŸ
Battle for Equality
She was born in 1943 in California, to an athletic family. At 11, with money she earned doing chores, she bought a tennis racket for $8. By 23, she won the Wimbledon womenâs singles tournament for the first time. She went on to win 12 Grand Slam titles. At 30, she successfully got equal pay for female players at the U.S. Open. The same year, she won the âBattle of the Sexesâ â a historic match against Bobby Riggs. âI had my epiphany at 12: I wanted to fight for equality the rest of my life. And I knew I was lucky to have tennis.â
When she was 32, Elton John wrote a song for her. Since then, sheâs been working with him in his fight against AIDS. At 38, her ex-partner Marilyn Barnett sued her for alimony. By coming out during a press conference, she became the first female athlete to publicly come out. When she was 66, Barack Obama awarded her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom â the highest civilian award in the United States.
At 73, she was played on the big screen by Emma Stone in the movie Battle of the Sexes, which portrays her famous match against Bobby Riggs. King hopes this movie, âBattle of the Sexes,â will inspire the millennials and the Gen Z, the younger ones, even, to fight for equality and freedom, because every generation has to fight for it. King concludes, âIt was a tennis match, but itâs what it represented that mattered. So, I knew this was the moment. This was a moment, could be a pivotal moment for women and for men: how men looked at us, and how women looked at themselves.â She is the legendary Billie Jean King.
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47 comments
Dean J.
05/02/2020 21:36A true legend in her timeđ
Bipin R.
07/31/2019 09:08That's call inspiration
Arin M.
07/31/2019 01:07An inspiration!!
Naveed A.
07/30/2019 11:56Amazing.
Ulises U.
07/29/2019 15:44Hola
Gustavo B.
07/29/2019 12:24Un Tenis perfecto
Nerahk E.
07/29/2019 00:47đđđexcellent
AsunciĂłn C.
07/28/2019 22:56Para mi nieta Isabella
Mohsen E.
07/28/2019 18:07What a woman
Vijay N.
07/28/2019 04:49Excellent đčđđ
Jam J.
07/28/2019 00:11idk kun nakita mo na tag vid na ra but if not, i feel like you'd appreciate this â„ïž
Abdul M.
07/27/2019 09:57Asalamalakam i we'll see power
Abdul M.
07/27/2019 09:56Asalamalakam
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Sukla C.
07/27/2019 03:06Excellent
Kim G.
07/26/2019 18:51inspiration ng L word hahahha
Kulwinder S.
07/26/2019 03:59great
Mohamed N.
07/25/2019 17:14Billie jean is not my lover.
Virender K.
07/25/2019 14:11nice
Victor K.
07/25/2019 09:05She'll have a regretful ending..... when on her dying bed.