Billie Jean King
Autore di All In: An Autobiography
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Fonte dell'immagine: Credit: David Shankbone, April 25, 2007
Opere di Billie Jean King
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Body, Mind, and Sport: The Mind-Body Guide to Lifelong Health, Fitness, and Your Personal Best (1994) — Prefazione — 115 copie
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Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1943-11-22
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Long Beach, California, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Long Beach, California, USA
- Istruzione
- California State University, Los Angeles
- Attività lavorative
- professional tennis player
tennis coach
women's rights activist - Organizzazioni
- Women's Tennis Association (founder)
Women's Sports Association (founder)
World Team Tennis (cofounder) - Premi e riconoscimenti
- Presidential Medal of Freedom (2009)
Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year (1967)
Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (1972)
International Tennis Hall of Fame (1987)
100 Most Important Americans of the 20th Century (1990)
Arthur Ashe Courage Award (1999) (mostra tutto 10)
Champion of Justice Award (2007)
Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year Lifetime Achievement award (2007)
California Hall of Fame (2006)
Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame (2009) - Breve biografia
- Billie Jean King is a retired professional tennis player. During her career she won 12 Grand Slam singles titles, 16 Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and 11 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles, including a record 20 titles at Wimbledon.
King has been an advocate for women's rights and women's sports, and was influential in the passage of Title IX legislation, which mandated equality in men's and women's school and collegiate sports. In 1971 King became the first female athlete to win over $100,000. King's victory against former men's Wimbledon champion Bobby Riggs in the 1973 "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match led to greater recognition of women's tennis.
King founded the Women’s Tennis Association (1973), the Women’s Sports Foundation (1974), and Women’s Sports Magazine (1974), and co-founded World TeamTennis (1974).
She has been an advocate for social change and equality, including gay rights, and has been honored by many GLBT organizations.
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- Voto
- 4.0
- Recensioni
- 25
- ISBN
- 37
- Lingue
- 1