In this Nov. 9, 1973 file photo, tennis star Billie Jean King speaks about sexual equality before the Senate education subcommittee in Washington. The tennis great, who turns 70 in November, has been celebrating the 40th anniversary of equal prize money at the U.S. Open, the formation of the WTA tour and her victory against Bobby Riggs in the 'Battle of the Sexes' match. King was 29 when she accomplished those feats in 1973.
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For Billie Jean King, the 1970s were a grand blur.
She was winning tennis titles, starting projects, creating a league. She was changing the world.
"When people say, 'What do you remember about the '70s?' I go, 'I was tired,'" said King, who is profiled at 8 p.m. today on PBS (KQED-9). "That's all I remember; I was exhausted every moment." ...