Billie Jean King

     "Women should not play tennis, " said Bobby Riggs.  "Women should stay at home.  Tennis is a man's game.  "  That is what many people thought, years ago.  They did not want to watch women play.  Men were the exciting players.  But that was before Billie Jean King.  Billie Jean King proved that women could be as exciting to watch as men.  When she played, everyone was amazed at how good she was.  She won the big matches at Wimbledon and Forest Hills many times.  Then Bobby Riggs decided to challenge her.  He could beat any woman, he said.  And even though he was 55 years old, he could still beat Billie Jean King.  Well, Billie Jean could not let him get away with that.  She agreed to play him.  And when the match was over, Bobby had to eat his words.  Billie Jean won every game.  Now Bobby knows; tennis is a woman's game too!