Billie Jean King once that if you want to be the best, you must never let anyone, anyone, know what you really feel. You see, she told me, they can't hurt you if they don't know. Concerning the qualities of a champion tennis player, King said, King's friend Elton John wrote the song “Philadelphia Freedom”, a nod to her World TeamTennis team, for King. Released New Year's Day 1975, became a number 1 hit. Charles M. Schulz, creator of the "Peanuts" comic strip, was an admirer and close friend. Schulz referred to King several times in "Peanuts" and used the comic strip to
Billie Jean King support the women's sports movement after becoming friends with King. Actress Holly Hunter portrayed King in the 2001 ABC television film "When Billie Beat Bobby". King played a judge on "Law & Order" in 2007, and appeared as herself on "The Odd Couple" in 1973, "Ugly Betty" in May 2009, and "Fresh Off The Boat" in 2016"." Actress Emma Stone portrayed King in the 2017 biopic "Battle of the Sexes". The Ted Tinling designed dress King wore for the real "Battle of the Sexes" match is part of a Smithsonian Museum collection. Billie Jean and Larry King were engaged in