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The King of women's tennis
Around the Academy:
King has done much to help women's tennis
Billie Jean King
No woman has done more to drag women's tennis out of the shadows and into the
main arena.
When King started her tennis career she was an amateur and had to fit college
in around tournaments like Wimbledon.
But when she won the Wimbledon doubles title as a 17 year old in 1961, few
people had any idea about the impact she would have on the game.
She believed that women were entitled to more prize money and as she won more
and more her voice got louder and louder.
Billie Jean at Wimbledon in 1977
To say she was dominating women's tennis was an understatement. She won 12
Grand Slams in 10 years and added many more doubles titles.
In 1973 she said she wouldn't play in the US Open unless women earned as much
as the men. Thanks to King they made the prize money equal for the first time.
Do you think King is a tennis legend?
She even played in a 'battle of the sexes' match where she took on and beat Bob
by Riggs and the same year she founded the Women's Tennis Association.
Not only was she an awesome player but her determination off the court allowed
women to enjoy the more equal footing they have in the game today.
And to think that she switched from softball to tennis when she was younger.
Verdict: Softball's loss was tennis' gain. A true pioneer.
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「魯道夫是個不折不扣的大壞蛋哪！人民只是敢怒不敢言啊！」「因為人民都好逸惡勞」
「這樣說好了，一般人遇到問題時，都不願靠自己的精力心思去解決，他們只期待超人或
聖賢的出現，為他們承擔所有的痛苦、困難。魯道夫便抓住人性的弱點，伺機而動，一舉
成名。讓獨裁者有機可乘的人，要負更多責任！沉默旁觀其實與支持者同罪…只是…你應
該把注意力放在比這更值得關心的東西上…」「值得關心的東西上？」
「錢和美術品啊！金錢可以豊富物質，美術品可以美化心靈啊！」 ~楊威利父子對談~
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