Episode 1257 - Billie Jean King

WTF with Marc Maron Podcast

Marc Maron

Comedy

4.6 • 29.5K Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2021

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Billie Jean King is forever remembered as the winner of the Battle of the Sexes, but the battles she fought for equal pay and non-discrimination are still reverberating today. Billie talks with Marc about her realization at 12 years old that she needed to fight for equality, her founding of the Women's Tennis Association, and her advice for today's players. They also talk about the mental and emotional toll of sports for all athletes, which were compounded for Billie as she struggled with her sexuality and suffered from an eating disorder.

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0:00.0	Lock the gate!
0:01.0	All right, let's do this.
0:11.1	How are you?
0:12.1	What the fuckers?
0:13.1	What the fuck, Nick?
0:14.1	What the fuck, Adelix?
0:15.1	What's happening?
0:16.1	I'm Mark Marin.
0:17.1	This is my podcast.
0:18.1	Today on the show, Billie Jean King.
0:21.4	I got an opportunity to talk to her because she has a memoir out called All In, an autobiography.
0:27.8	But here's a deal with Billie Jean King.
0:31.7	A lot of people know her most sweet for the Battle of the Sexes match against Bobby
0:34.9	Riggs, but the truth is, she's one of the most important and influential figures in the
0:39.9	ongoing fight for equal rights.
0:41.8	She won 39, 39 grand slam titles, 12 of them in singles.
0:47.6	She formed the first All Women's Tennis Tour with eight other pro players that led to
0:51.2	the founding of the Women's Tennis Association.
0:54.2	She testified in Congress on behalf of Title IX funding, which made discrimination based
0:59.9	on gender illegal in all federally funded school programs, including sports.
1:05.4	She's the real deal, just amazing.
1:10.0	I mean, I just remember her always being there.
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