Sports Icon Billie Jean King Scores With ‘Groundbreakers,’ As Female Athletes Discuss How Their Struggles Have Shaped Women’s Sports
By Anne Easton, published to Forbes
Billie Jean King always knew that she’d make a difference.
“When I was seven, I was drying dishes. I go, “Mommy, mommy, I’m going to do something great with my life. I know it. I just know it.” And she said, “Just get back drying those dishes, you know, and you’ve got homework.”