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A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.
A girl didn't get an athletic scholarship until the fall of 1972 for the very first time.
Any therapist will tell you that when you're ready, you will come out. To be outed means you weren't ready.
At 62 you want to keep moving; that's important.
Be bold. If you're going to make an error, make a doozy, and don't be afraid to hit the ball.... (more Billie Jean King quotes)
In 1971, Billie had an abortion. In an interview with 60 Minutes she said that her and her then-husband, Lawrence King, were not ready to have children at that time, because both were busy with their careers and could not devote time to children.
In 1971 Billie became the first woman athlete to earn over $100,000 in prize money.
Billie's father was a fire fighter.
Billie has won a total of 67 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles titles.
Billie's bro... (more Billie Jean King trivia)
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