TAG: Billie Jean King
Shortly after Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in the Houston Astrodome Battle of the Sexes match in 1973, Muhammad Ali appeared on the Mike Douglas Show as a guest and he was asked about the famous clash because King was also a guest on the same live telecast. Ali said, “I don’t know anything […] Continue to read full article...
Nov/25
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How LeRoy Neiman Art Gave Billie Jean King Joy
Comments off · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Bios
“The great LeRoy Neiman was watching the match, sketching me on court. On September 20 1973 there were millions of eyes around the world watching Bobby Riggs and me (play Battle of Sexes in Houston Astrodome televised by ABC TV). In my office, I have a LeRoy Neiman sketch of the match with Bobby Riggs. […] Continue to read full article...
Feb/24
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When Billie Jean King Snapped At A Ballboy
11 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles, Scoop
We all know tennis can be excruciatingly stressful and tense and even the coolest, most admired legends of the game can have a bad moment of judgement they would later regret. Even Billie Jean King, the pioneer hero and sort of godmother of tennis, was not always an angel on the court in the heat […] Continue to read full article...
Billie Jean King · Boston · International Tennis Hall of Fame · USTA · Virginia Slims · Wimbledon · WTA
Arthur Ashe, Pancho Gonzalez, Chrissie Evert, Mike Tyson, and Billie Jean King are champions committed to a common cause: helping kids pursue education and athletic aspirations. Now you can own some historic tennis artifacts while helping the Latin American Tennis Foundation’s youth programs in the process. Visit the LATF’s online auction this week (until October […] Continue to read full article...
ATP · Billie Jean King · Bobby Riggs · Chris Evert · Greg Gonzalez · Jack Kramer · Mike Tyson · Pancho Gonzales · Stan Smith
Mar/23
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Did Pickleball Cancel Billie Jean King’s World Team Tennis?
14 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles, Scoop
Pickleball leagues are the hot investment in sports today with John Isner, Kim Clijsters, Lebron James, Tom Brady, on board financing its growth and expansion in 2023. Meanwhile, Billie Jean King’s World Team Tennis appears to have run it’s course. WTT did not compete last year and there are no signs on the WTT web […] Continue to read full article...
Billie Jean King · John Isner · LeBron James · Pickleball · Tom Brady
Feb/23
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Billie Jean King Said Singles And Doubles Equally Important To Her
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Billie Jean King said in her 1980 book “Play Better Tennis With Billie Jean King” that singles and doubles were equally important to her. “Unlike a lot of today’s players, doubles has always meant as much to me as singles. And winning Wimbledon doubles in 1961 with Karen Hantze was unforgettable. The highest point of […] Continue to read full article...
Billie Jean King · Karen Hantze · Margaret Court · Wimbledon
Aug/21
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Billie Jean King Claims Ashe Reversed Stance On Equal Pay, But There Is No Proof
8 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles, Scoop
In her new book “All In”, Billie Jean King claims Arthur Ashe reversed his stance on equal pay for men and women after he had a daughter (adopted daughter Camera born in 1986). Ashe was vehemently against equal pay for men and women tennis players, as he made abundantly clear in a 1980 interview on […] Continue to read full article...
By Scoop Malinowski Status: Hall of Fame tennis legend. Winner of 39 Grand Slam titles. DOB: November 22, 1943 In: Long Beach, California First Tennis Memory: “My. That’s one of my questions. When I’m coaching. That’s fantastic. Wow. That’s great. That’s really nice. That’s the first time somebody’s asked me that. Thanks. My first memory in tennis…well, I’ll tell […] Continue to read full article...
Jul/17
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Arthur Ashe Challenged Billie Jean King’s Equal Prize Money Crusade
23 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Bios
One of my favorite old re-runs is the Dick Cavett Show on Decades Network. The witty Nebraskan was a popular TV figure in the 70s with his own interview show. A couple of weeks ago I taped the two-segment show with Arthur Ashe as the guest and was quite startled to learn that Ashe completely disagreed with the equal prize money issue which was orchestrated by Billie Jean King. Continue to read full article...
