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Women get the attention when we get into the men's arena, and that's sad.

Billie Jean King

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Billie Jean King
Age: 80
Born: 1943
Born: November 22
Sports Commentator
Tennis Coach
Tennis Player
Long Beach
California
Billie Jean Moffitt
Sports
Attention
Women
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Arena

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