Billie Jean King
@BillieJeanKing
Sports Icon, Equality Champion, Founder of @BJK_Foundation, @adidas Global Ambassador.
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36 years ago today, on April 30, 1988, I first met Venus Williams and Serena Williams at a Domino's Pizza World TeamTennis clinic in Long Beach, CA.
They were as impressive then as they are now.
📷: Carol Newsom, taken at our second meeting, 1992, with Rosie Casals.
“I want to see more women in business because it will give them access, relationships, and money, which means mobility and choices.'
An honor to be featured on the cover of The CEO Magazine, alongside ilanakloss.
Read: theceomagazine.com/business/cover….
Vitas Gerulaitis loved Studio 54, New York's most legendary night club.
I was lucky to have danced with him there, and I’ll never forget it.🕺
📷: Alamy
#InternationalDanceDay
.Candace Parker, one of the best to ever play in the WNBA, has announced her retirement after 16 seasons.
Her incredible list of accomplishments includes:
2x MVP
7x All-Star
3 WNBA Championships
2 Olympic gold medals
Congratulations on a brilliant career, Candace. Looking
The first Black woman reporter to receive The White House credentials, and the first to travel with a U.S. President (Harry Truman) was Alice Dunnigan.
She was born on this day in 1906.
Thank you, Alice, for blazing a trail for many members of the press to follow.
These words from the very wise Coretta Scott King greet me each time l open a particular cabinet in my home.
Born on this day in 1927, she was a civil rights and equality champion, and the wife of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
#RememberHerName
Congratulations to Kristi Yamaguchi on her new Barbie, part of the Inspiring Women collection, of which I'm honored to be included as well.
Kristi was the first Asian American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in figure skating.
According to Women's Sports Foundation's latest research, 'Thriving Through Sport: The Transformative Impact on Girls' Mental Health,' girls who participate in sports have fewer depression & anxiety symptoms than girls who have never played.
Read more: womenssportsfoundation.org/articles_and_r….
Did you know Bradley Cooper's mother Gloria Cooper, a fellow member of QVC's Q50, owns a food truck business called Danny & Coop's Cheesesteaks?
Look who was serving up lunch today at QVC's #AgeofPossibility Summit.
#ProudlyQ50
Terrific to spend time with Julia Louis-Dreyfus talking about a wide range of topics, including leadership and my journey toward self-acceptance.
I hope you'll give it a listen.
🎧: lemonada.lnk.to/wiserthanme
Thank you for having me on your podcast, Julia Louis-Dreyfus!
Spending time tonight with fellow members of QVC's 'Q50 Collective,' a group of 50 modern ambassadors who represent women who are living their #AgeofPossibility .
#ProudlyQ50
Cheers to the transformative power of reading on this day and every day.
#WorldBookDay #WorldBookDay 2024
Congratulations to all the 2024 Laureus World Sports Awards winners, including:
Simone Biles: World Comeback of the Year Award Winner
Diede de Groot: Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability
Aitana Bonmatí Conca: Sportswoman of the Year
🇪🇸 Selección Española Femenina de Fútbol: Team of the Year