On September 20, 1973, the top women’s tennis player Billie
Jean King defeated the top men’s tennis player, Bobby Riggs. Riggs, who was 55
years old at the time, said that men were better athletes than women, and
despite his age, he could win against any woman. Billie Jean King won the
match, which was watched by over 30,000 people in the stadium, and over 50
million watched on TV. Billie Jean King became known as the “mother” of modern
sports and her win was a boost for women’s rights.
I guess this is a good example of why you should never say you are better than someone else. You just never know what someone else is capable of doing!
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