When she was 12, Billie Jean King was invited to play at the Los Angeles Tennis Club with a group of up-and-coming junior players. Her mother sewed her a pair of white shorts for the occasion, but upon arrival, Billie Jean was told she would not be allowed to be in a group photograph because she was... -
The Woman Who Transformed Tennis
When she was 12, Billie Jean King was invited to play at the Los Angeles Tennis Club with a group of up-and-coming junior players. Her mother sewed her a pair of white shorts for the occasion, but upon arrival, Billie Jean was told she would not be allowed to be in a group photograph because she was...-
By Jennifer Frey