# Billie Jean King: This tennis icon paved the way for women in sports

Tennis legend Billie Jean King isn't just a pioneer of women's tennis — she's a pioneer for women getting paid. In this freewheeling conversation, she talks about identity, the role of sports in social justice, and the famous Battle of the Sexes match against Bobby Riggs.

- Kind: Interview
- Year: 2015
- Runtime: 16 min
- By: TED.com
- Genres: Education, Sports
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/BillieJeanKing_2015W)
- Licence or status: [CC BY-NC-ND 3.0](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/) (as the archive states it)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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