Fifty years ago, Billie Jean King won the 'Battle of the Sexes,' inspiring women to pursue their dreams and giving muscle to the women's rights movement.
Billie Jean King reflects on why Title IX is so important for women’s sports and why she has dedicated her life to fighting for women’s rights.An intriguing backstory enhanced the drama. King had rebuffed his initial challenge to play him, so he instead facedin what became known as “The Mother’s Day Massacre.” He boasted he’d defeat King just as badly after she agreed to face him on Sept. 20, 1973. Women lacked emotional stability, he declared.
Billie Jean King checks on the flexing prowess of her “Battle of the Sexes” nemesis Bobby Riggs on a tennis court in New York on July 11, 1973. “I was very clear. I thought long and hard about the significance. Is it going to do good, or is it going to put us back years if I lose? And I knew it was one of those moments in history. I knew it was special and I knew it mattered that I won.”
Bobby Riggs, riding in a rickshaw, makes his grand entrance into the Astrodome before his “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match against Billie Jean King.
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