Team Russia becomes the world champion after 15 years by defeating Croatia in the finals. 2021 was the best ever season for them which brought them 5 Olympic Medals, Davis Cup, Billie Jean Cup, ATP Cup and a grandslam ( Daniil Medvedev)
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BJK - I will never forget the joy I felt as a member of the 1st Fed Cup team in 1963. It was a privilege to play for my country. It is with the same feelings of joy & gratitude that I am thrilled to share Fed Cup is now the Billie Jean King Cup by @BNPParibas. twitter.com/BillieJeanKin…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/amy_sport
πŸ“…︎ Sep 17 2020
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β€œA champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.” ― Billie Jean King
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πŸ‘€︎ u/beaninspirer
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Billie Jean King was the first female athlete to admit to being gay, but only after being outed in a 1981 lawsuit. It hurt her image. This year after winning the world cup, Kelley O’Haraβ€”who wasn’t previously outβ€”ran to the sideline & kissed her girlfriend. How far we’ve come
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Fed Cup renamed to Billie Jean King Cup youtube.com/watch?v=X6UQc…
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PBS will profile retired tennis champion Billie Jean King in an episode of β€œAmerican Masters.” β€˜The retired tennis champion told reporters during a conference call on Monday she lost all her endorsements β€œwithin 24 hours” of publicly declaring her homosexuality. β€œ washingtonblade.com/2013/…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/FYoung
πŸ“…︎ Sep 01 2013
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TIL Bobby Riggs, the tennis champion who lost to Billie Jean King in 'The Battle of the Sexes,' bet on himself to win the singles, doubles and mixed doubles at Wimbledon in 1939 - and succeeded, winning $100,000 ($1,750,000 when adjusted for inflation) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/adlaiking
πŸ“…︎ Feb 03 2013
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Billie Jean King was the first female athlete to admit to being gay, but only after being outed in a 1981 lawsuit. It hurt her image. This year after winning the world cup, Kelley O’Haraβ€”who wasn’t previously outβ€”ran to the sideline & kissed her girlfriend. How far we’ve come
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Billie Jean King was the first female athlete to admit to being gay, but only after being outed in a 1981 lawsuit. It hurt her image. Yesterday, after winning the world cup, Kelley O’Haraβ€”who wasn’t previously outβ€”ran to the sideline & kissed her girlfriend. How far we’ve come.
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πŸ‘€︎ u/bubbaneo
πŸ“…︎ Jul 09 2019
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PBS will profile retired tennis champion Billie Jean King in an episode of β€œAmerican Masters.” β€˜The retired tennis champion told reporters during a conference call on Monday she lost all her endorsements β€œwithin 24 hours” of publicly declaring her homosexuality. β€œ washingtonblade.com/2013/…
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πŸ“…︎ Sep 01 2013
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WTA founder Billie Jean King named to CNN's list of '7 Women Who Changed the World' cnn.it/1AOzFIt
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πŸ‘€︎ u/kr100
πŸ“…︎ Mar 03 2015
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PBS will profile retired tennis champion Billie Jean King in an episode of β€œAmerican Masters.” β€˜The retired tennis champion told reporters during a conference call on Monday she lost all her endorsements β€œwithin 24 hours” of publicly declaring her homosexuality. β€œ washingtonblade.com/2013/…
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πŸ“…︎ Aug 31 2013
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Fortnite World Cup Pre-Registration for tickets, also confirms that it will be at USTA Billie Jean King Center in Flushing, NY epicgames.com/fortnite/co…
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πŸ“…︎ Apr 08 2019
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"I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion." – Billie Jean King
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Lightfiend
πŸ“…︎ Nov 24 2019
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Billie Jean King was the first female athlete to admit to being gay, but only after being outed in a 1981 lawsuit. It hurt her image. Yesterday, after winning the world cup, Kelley O’Haraβ€”who wasn’t previously outβ€”ran to the sideline & kissed her girlfriend. How far we’ve come.
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Unwoven_Sleeve
πŸ“…︎ Jul 09 2019
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Monica Seles and Billie Jean king titled in the list of 4 the most inspiring woman in sports of all time teaser.waevio.com/women
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πŸ‘€︎ u/forsakendemon2014
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Wow, Serena! Incidentally, Billie Jean King said she knew she was looking at a champion the first time she saw Simona play. romania-insider.com/roman…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/areascontrol
πŸ“…︎ Oct 28 2014
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Billie Jean King was the first female athlete to admit to being gay, but only after being outed in a 1981 lawsuit. It hurt her image. Yesterday, after winning the world cup, Kelley O’Haraβ€”who wasn’t previously outβ€”ran to the sideline & kissed her girlfriend. How far we’ve come.
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πŸ‘€︎ u/joe666mar
πŸ“…︎ Jul 09 2019
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Naomi Osaka: Billie Jean King is "torn" as she tries to learn from both sides of the media boycott argument | Tennis News

Naomi Osaka: Billie Jean King is "torn" as she tries to learn from both sides of the media boycott argument | Tennis News https://mcutimes.com/2021/05/31/naomi-osaka-billie-jean-king-is-torn-as-she-tries-to-learn-from-both-sides-of-the-media-boycott-argument-tennis-news/

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πŸ‘€︎ u/shanuirshad007
πŸ“…︎ May 31 2021
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Silencing athletes is a way of asserting that their opinions don’t matter as much as yours. Imagine telling Jackie Robinson, Muhammad Ali, Sandy Koufax, Billie Jean King or Jesse Owens to shut up and focus on their sport? highlark.com/nikecolinkae…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/BradCTucker
πŸ“…︎ Sep 05 2018
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2014 - What a time to be alive. Shells of their former selves... Literally. Bryan has shed several skins since then. Schlob has turned into a giant TOOMOR! Classic Callen goes from goofing about gays to referencing Billie Jean king in a serious take on... Gays in mma. Just ask Schlob next to him lol v.redd.it/54vdsufmxi651
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πŸ‘€︎ u/McSpitfire
πŸ“…︎ Jun 22 2020
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47 Years Ago Today: Billie Jean King Defeated Bobby Riggs In Battle Of The Sexes womenyoushouldknow.net/bi…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/pixiecut678
πŸ“…︎ Sep 21 2020
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Silencing athletes is a way of asserting that their opinions don’t matter as much as yours. Imagine telling Jackie Robinson, Muhammed Ali, Sandy Koufax, Billie Jean King or Jesse Owens to shut up and focus on their sport? highlark.com/nikecolinkae…
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πŸ“…︎ Sep 04 2018
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Happy birthday to Boris Becker and Billie Jean King.. two absolute legends of the game
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Billie Jean King Library presents Kim Estes on Saturday March 7, 2020 in Walk With You - The Story of Dred Scott and the Blow Family of Virginia

Billie Jean King Library presents Kim Estes on Saturday March 7, 2020 in Walk With You - The Story of Dred Scott and the Blow Family of Virginia

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πŸ‘€︎ u/jennylamb2006
πŸ“…︎ Dec 19 2019
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CELEB: LGBTQI sports legends Megan Rapinoe and Billie Jean King stand up against anti-trans school sports ban divamag.co.uk/2021/01/04/…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/jackmolay
πŸ“…︎ Jan 05 2021
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Michael Jackson 30th Anniversary Billie Jean Live 30th Anniversary 2001 (HD) (The King of Pop with his best performance) youtu.be/znQKReYjWgI
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πŸ‘€︎ u/developer-27
πŸ“…︎ Aug 19 2020
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Billie Jean Dance Break #3 - Michael Jackson's Classic Song - from the Thriller Album - King of Pop! youtube.com/watch?v=A1xTq…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Jaysgg
πŸ“…︎ Aug 27 2020
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The experts on championing women appropriate a quote from Billie Jean King on men and women advocating for one another because... reasons. np.reddit.com/r/MensRight…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/diehtc0ke
πŸ“…︎ Jun 02 2014
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TIL that Elton John's song "Philadelphia Freedom" was written in honor of tennis player Billie Jean King, who played on a team called the Philadelphia Freedoms. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phi…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/sd_glokta
πŸ“…︎ Feb 05 2020
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β€œChampions keep playing until they get it right.” ― Billie Jean King
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