American tennis great Billie Jean King has been honored with her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. King, a 39-times Grand Slam singles and doubles champion who has become an advocate for social equality, is the first woman to be given a star in the new sports entertainment category. "The important thing is, I don't want to be the last one," the 81-year-old said. King's star is the 2,807th to be installed on the famous Hollywood strip since the custom began in 1960. "My family loved music and movies. My mother would have loved this," said King, the founder of the Women's Tennis Association and trailblazer for gender equality in the sport.
Tennis great Billie Jean King gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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