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Billie Jean King (* 22. November 1943 in Long Beach, Kalifornien, als Billie Jean Moffitt) ist eine ehemalige US-amerikanische Tennisspielerin. Sie war die erste Profisportlerin, die sich als homosexuell outete. Leben. Billie Jean Moffit ...
“Billie Jean King was the rare athlete who brought together sport and feminism, and, in doing so, she put a human face on the ideals of liberal feminism” (Paule-Koba). Since her win against Riggs, King has started her own tour for women to create equal pay for them, influenced and aided the title IX legislation, and helped create the Women's sports foundation known as womenSports and World ...
Billie Jean King reagierte auf den Angriff wie als Profi auf dem Spielfeld: Sie ging in die Offensive. Am 8. Mai 1981 gab sie eine Pressekonferenz und gestand gegen den Rat von Anwalt und ...
Named one of the “100 Most Important Americans of the 20th Century” by LIFEmagazine, Billie Jean King’s greatest desire is to empower the next generation with the tools to do better than the one before it. An influential visionary who is both highly respected and strikingly innovative, Billie Jean King’s legacy is ever-evolving.
17. Sept. 2020 · Billie Jean King, 76, gewann im Tennis der Frauen 39 Grand-Slam-Titel, zwölf davon im Einzel. King kämpft seit jeher für Gleichberechtigung und gegen Diskriminierung. Sie war Teil der ...
11. Juni 2024 · Billie Jean King, American tennis player whose influence and playing style elevated the status of women’s professional tennis. In her career she won 39 major titles, competing in both singles and doubles. She was also known for defeating Bobby Riggs in a ‘Battle of the Sexes’ match in 1973.
Billie Jean King was born Billie Jean Moffitt on November 22, 1943 in Long Beach, California. Her father, Bill, was a fire fighter and her mother, Betty, was a homemaker. An athlete from a young age, King played basketball and softball as a child. Her younger brother, Randy, went on to pitch in Major League Baseball.
In 1966, Billie Jean King achieved the goal she set for herself as a young girl when she was ranked #1 in the world in women’s tennis. She held the #1 ranking for five additional years (1967-1968, 1971-1972, and 1974).
22. Nov. 2023 · Kloss has had the catbird seat as King’s visions of equality for women’s tennis have gradually seeped out into society and the world at large. Photos: Celebrating Billie Jean King's 80th birthday. “It’s like when she played,” Kloss said. “She could always see the court from the top, while I would just see the other side of the net.
King was born Billie Jean Moffitt (she married lawyer Larry King in 1966) and was raised in Long Beach, California. King was a local phenomenon, beginning her competitive play on Long Beach public courts before attending Long Beach Polytechnic High School and then California State University Los Angeles. The Moffitt family had plenty of athletic genes in the household, as brother Randy enjoyed ...
13. Aug. 2021 · Billie Jean King Reflects on Her Legacy and New Memoir All In. 4 minute read "We were willing to give up everything for the future generations "—Billie Jean King Michael Dwyer—AP. By Cady Lang ...
21. Juni 2024 · Billie Jean King became the top-ranked women's tennis player by 1967. In 1973, she formed the Women's Tennis Association and famously defeated Bobby Riggs in the "Battle of the Sexes."
15. Juli 2023 · Billie Jean King, winner of 39 major titles, led the charge which pushed the United States Open to begin awarding equal prize money to men and women in 1973. Adam Vaughan/EPA, via Shutterstock ...
22. Nov. 2023 · Billie Jean King, geboren am 22.11.1943, verwandelt viele Matchbälle. Die US-Tennisspielerin kämpft um Preisgelder - und um die Gleichberechtigung von Frauen im Sport.
17. Aug. 2021 · We're speaking with tennis great Billie Jean King, who's known for her 39 Grand Slam titles and beating Bobby Riggs in the 1973 Battle of the Sexes. In a new memoir, she describes her intense ...
Billie Jean King ist nicht nur eine Tennis-Legende, sondern auch im Kampf für mehr Gleichberechtigung eine Ikone. Am Mittwoch wird sie 80 Jahre alt und setzt sich weiterhin unermüdlich für ihre ...
9. Nov. 2009 · Women’s tennis great Billie Jean King was born in California in 1943. The first female athlete to earn more than $100,000 in prize money in a single season, King was also the first woman to be ...
20. Sept. 2022 · Billie Jean King hat sich im Tennis ein Vermächtnis aufgebaut, das weit über ihre Rekorde auf dem Platz hinausgeht. Nicht zuletzt ihr in Hollywood verewigter „Battle of the Sexes“, der sich ...
22. Nov. 2023 · Billie Jean King, geboren am 22.11.1943, verwandelt viele Matchbälle. Die Tennisspielerin kämpft um Preisgelder - und um die Gleichberechtigung von Frauen im Sport.
Billie Jean King wurde am 22. November 1943 geboren . Billie Jean King ist eine sehr erfolgreiche US-amerikanische Tennisspielerin der 1960er und 1970er, die in ihrer Karriere 12 Grand-Slam-Titel im Dameneinzel, 16 im Damendoppel und 11 im gemischten Doppel gewann.
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