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Nicely-deserved! Billie Jean King honored with star on the Hollywood Stroll of Fame | Ladies’s Tennis Weblog

Nicely-deserved! Billie Jean King honored with star on the Hollywood Stroll of Fame | Ladies’s Tennis Weblog
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Tennis legend Billie Jean King has made historical past as the primary girl to obtain a star on the Hollywood Stroll of Fame within the Sports activities Leisure class.

Billie Jean King

King shared her pleasure on X, saying: “Today, I became the first woman to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Sports Entertainment category. Words cannot express how honored and grateful I am to receive this star.”

In the present day, I turned the primary girl to obtain a star on the Hollywood Stroll of Fame within the Sports activities Leisure class.

Phrases can’t specific how honored and grateful l am to obtain this star.

I’ve so many individuals to thank, together with the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce,… pic.twitter.com/dT1ngqKH7m

On the ceremony, held on the Hollywood and Vine intersection, King was joined by NBA Corridor of Famer Magic Johnson and Oscar-winning actress Jamie Lee Curtis, who each celebrated her legacy. King expressed her gratitude to them: “I have so many people to thank, including the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, Magic Johnson, and Jamie Lee Curtis for their kind, inspiring, and memorable words. Snap pants are the next big thing. If you know, you know, right Jamie Lee?”

Reflecting on the respect, King added, “I may be the first woman to be awarded a star in this category, but I’m certainly not going to be the last. Let’s keep going for it!”

The 81-year-old King acquired the two,807th star, with followers gathering to witness the historic second. The ceremony introduced collectively King along with her early WTA Tour colleagues, together with gamers Rosie Casals and Julie Anthony, together with retired athletic coach Connie Spooner. Additionally current had been five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova and Stacey Allaster, former WTA CEO and present US Open match director.

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