Billie Jean King

She changed how women athletes and women everywhere view themselves

The book's powerfully honest and unapologetic candor is a reflection of King's brilliant mark on the world

Fascinating, energising, inspirational

A powerful self-portrait of an inspiring athlete and activist

The Autobiography of  Billie Jean King

In this spirited account, Billie Jean King details her life's journey to find her true self. She recounts her groundbreaking tennis career -- six years as the top-ranked woman in the world, twenty Wimbledon championships, thirty-nine grand-slam titles, and her watershed defeat of Bobby Riggs in the famous "Battle of the Sexes." She poignantly recalls the cultural backdrop of those years and the profound impact on her worldview from the women's movement, the assassinations and anti-war protests of the 1960s, the civil rights movement, and, eventually, the LGBTQ+ rights movement. 
 
She describes the myriad challenges she's hurdled -- entrenched sexism, an eating disorder, near financial ruin after being outed -- on her path to publicly and unequivocally acknowledging her sexual identity at the age of fifty-one. Hers is the story of a pathbreaking feminist, a world-class athlete, and an indomitable spirit whose impact has transcended even her spectacular achievements in sports.

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She changed how women athletes and women everywhere view themselves

The book's powerfully honest and unapologetic candor is a reflection of King's brilliant mark on the world

Fascinating, energising, inspirational

She changed how women athletes and women everywhere view themselves

The book's powerfully honest and unapologetic candor is a reflection of King's brilliant mark on the world

Fascinating, energising, inspirational

She changed how women athletes and women everywhere view themselves

The book's powerfully honest and unapologetic candor is a reflection of King's brilliant mark on the world

Fascinating, energising, inspirational

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