from janemarieprice

In commemoration of the 35th anniversary of the Battle of the Sexes, this motivational book was published which is a collection of life lessons framed through the match. I especially enjoyed her descriptions of how she prepared for the match and what goes through her mind during play. Some of the...

from S0PHIE8

Pressure is a Privilege: Lessons I've Learned from Life and the Battle of the Sexes by Billie Jean King is a quick read that addresses both the biography of Ms. King as well as her insightful perspective on life. I began reading this book not knowing much about her background, and left curious. W...

from realbigcat

This is an inspirational book that highlights the strong personal values and beliefs of the legendary tennis great Billie Jean King. It's a good book but it's built around her experience related to her famous "Battle of the Sexes" with Bobby Riggs. As she even states if you're not in your forties...

from oldmanriver1951

A lite and quick read. If you're looking for a tennis memoir, this is not exactly it, and if you're looking for a deep self-help book, this is not it either. BUT...in replaying the 1973 Battle of the Sexes with Bobby Riggs, this little gem of a book becomes a hybrid - of sorts - a self-help/quasi...

from JandL

Here's a book written by a competitor and a champion. What made the book interesting to me is the recollection of how important the King/Riggs match was back in the day, how much we girls hung on the outcome, how rotten the boys were about the whole thing ( I was in middle school and everyone is ...