Greatness

53. Billie Jean King


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Diving into the life and greatness of Billie Jean King from her autobiography: All In

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3:40 - Early life lessons


4:50 - How Billie Jean would become a Champion  + Humiliation Become Motivation

9:50 - A key to Billie Jean's Success/how Billie Jean set herself up to be one of the best players ever


11:15 - Playing the long game


12:30 - Denying a chance at fulfilling her dream


14:25 - The practices and methods Billie Jean used before and during tennis matches 


17:00 - On losing and being a champion


19:35 - The powerful practice to make you work harder 


21:40 - Seek to renew yourself when you're hitting home-runs


26:50 - Tennis player to social activist


34:00 - The Battle of the Sexes/match against Bobby Riggs


40:20 - Pre-match checklist/mindset


47:15 - The framework for making decisions + how to make big decisions in life

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