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When they take surveys of women in business, of the Fortune 500, the successful women, 80% of them, say they were in sports as a young woman.
Billie Jean King
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Billie Jean King
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: November 22
Sports Commentator
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Long Beach
California
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