Pressure is a Privilege: Lessons I've Learned from Life and the Battle of the Sexes

King, Billie Jean

ISBN 10: 0981636802 / ISBN 13: 9780981636801

Published by Life Time Media, NY, 2008

About this Item

Hard Cover w/ DJ. First Edition (complete number line), Flat Signed in green ink by author on personalized bookplate and no dedication (see images). Preface by Holly Hunter, 5.5 x 7.5 inches, 192 pp. Bound in light blue boards with gold titles, with clean and straight binding. Covers are clean with sharp edges and corners. Pages have no other names or markings, not Ex-Library. Unclipped DJ ($19.95), solid and clean, protected in a fresh Brodart archival mylar jacket. An attractive book with minimal signs of use. Book and DJ condition: Fine. "The tennis star recounts her life and athletic career, from childhood, through her athletic successes, to her life after professional tennis, and discusses the life lessons that she learned at every stage along the way". Books are shipped quickly and securely packed in a new box with delivery confirmation.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pressure is a Privilege: Lessons I've Learned from Life and the Battle of the Sexes
• Publisher: Life Time Media, NY
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0981636802
• ISBN 13: 9780981636801
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Dimensions: 5.5W x 7.5H x 0D inches 5.5 inches width by 7.5 inches height by 0 inches depth
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Tennis
  • Autobiography
  • Sports

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Synopsis

The tennis star recounts her life and athletic career, from childhood, through her athletic successes, to her life after professional tennis, and discusses the life lessons that she learned at every stage along the way.

About the Author

Athlete, coach, leader, activist, and one of the most illustrious and celebrated tennis players in history, Billie Jean King is recognized for her life-long struggle for gender equality, both on and off the court. Her work led to the landmark Title IX law requiring that girls/women and boys/men be given the same opportunity in sports, and she empowered women and educated men when she defeated Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes in 1973. Life magazine named King one of the "100 Most Important Americans of the 20th Century," and she is ranked No. 5 on the Sports Illustrated "Top 40 Athletes" list for significantly altering or elevating sports the last four decades.

Christine Brennan is an award-winning USA Today sports columnist and the bestselling author of The Best Seat in the House: A Father, A Daughter, A Journey Through Sports, Champions on Ice, and Inside Edge: A Revealing Journey Into the Secret World of Figure Skating. She is also a commentator on ABC News, ESPN, and NPR's Morning Edition.

Award-winning actress Holly Hunter has been a friend and admirer of Billie Jean King's for many years. Hunter also starred as Billie Jean in the film dramatization of the Battle of the Sexes, When Billie Beat Bobby.