No matter how simplified or complicated life gets, it can make us miserable or it can wake us up.
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Life’s Work: An Interview with Billie Jean King
By Alison Beard
At age 11 King tried tennis for the first time and found her calling. She not only became the top female player in the world but also founded the Women’s Tennis Association and WTA Tour and pushed for gender pay equity and more diversity in the sport.
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