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The Legacy of Billy Jean King

She took so many risks and I know, because having asked her, in some ways ruined her career. She would have won many more grand slam titles if she hadn't been so driven to make changes. A lot of people say, oh, she won the battle of the sexes and then women's tennis took off. But what she did making all those sacrifices back in the 70s, it wasn't a quick fix.

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