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A review by algorithm0392
All in: An Autobiography by Billie Jean King
5.0
Got this (signed first edition) at Trident in Boston thanks to Natalie's birthday gift card, and it kept me company during a weekend laid low by covid.
I love memoirs. And sports. And stories about underdogs fighting for a bigger cause. This was all three and more. Billie Jean King has always been in the pantheon of tennis greats in my mind, but I did not remotely know her full story until reading.
Billie Jean King is my newest role model and aspiration after seeing how fearlessly and passionately she has focused on expanding opportunity and equity — not only in sports but in broader society, along with being a fierce competitor and magnificent champion. She took her platform and leverage as a champion to look out for future generations of women's players and advocate for pay equity starting a battle that we are still seeing play out in tennis and in other sports, and was unafraid to risk her own positions to do so.
I love memoirs. And sports. And stories about underdogs fighting for a bigger cause. This was all three and more. Billie Jean King has always been in the pantheon of tennis greats in my mind, but I did not remotely know her full story until reading.
Billie Jean King is my newest role model and aspiration after seeing how fearlessly and passionately she has focused on expanding opportunity and equity — not only in sports but in broader society, along with being a fierce competitor and magnificent champion. She took her platform and leverage as a champion to look out for future generations of women's players and advocate for pay equity starting a battle that we are still seeing play out in tennis and in other sports, and was unafraid to risk her own positions to do so.