" what I'm Randy Sparage I'm pleased we're joined by tennis legend Billie Jean. Playing at Roland Garros. Well Ron garage after marijuana I was playing three of the four majors or was on crap. So -- purpose of the year where plant grass so when a candidate clay court season and we can get to play as much as we really needed to. But -- one year finally decided. And a women's soccer can their I mean you're giving me such a bad value while the others have won the French. You know when that all of them you're not considered any good and I said okay -- win the French next year in 1971 French. Because I've had with the media and I expect one more week on the clay that your and I made it for. Real effort what is it about clay that makes it such a difficult slot as the master. On clay. The ball slows down after it's the court and it at. In Paris at Roland Garros that the French Open about Obama is extremely. High. And also you get a huge variants in the weather can be very inclement one day can be hot and humid and sunny the next -- you always are adapting to the weather and when the wind. Kicked out there that red clay comes off the court in your eye is all the time."

" A -- I saw today's women's tennis stars the Williams sisters Serena and Venus. There always a story -- off the court do you think some of the criticism directed towards them is undeserved."

" Absolutely I think the media sometimes it's very difficult. With Serena and with it and I think they've done so much for our sport they -- and our sport I'm -- president of I've noticed that their little their. They grew -- in Compton anger at Long Beach, California -- They used to live across street apologize or with a high school I have a lot of history than they came through world team tennis. Clinic when there are like ten or nine years old enough. Abuse I think of hard he's six feet tall and I I had no answer but we're really thrilled and Serena and Venus play in our world team tennis league. For many years now on them I'm very indebted to them for being so supportive and that they love the name of team."

" The Williams sisters are just two of just a handful top notch American players -- reason that the US is no longer a powerhouse in tennis."

" What you know sports -- microcosm of society. And we're no different if you look at the competition throughout the world. Tennis really started in the United States as far as opportunity for professional tennis but our dream of -- to have it truly. The international and it and tennis was always international sport Fontana especially and mauer -- all over the world -- continent we really haven't. God it was Africa but the other four major continents we really have gone through."

" You've always been an advocate for equal pay amongst male and female athletes are you pleased with the progress that's been made or is -- still much to do."

" Those more art that we -- to earn it and that. I think we are earning -- it surely. But there's always been left opportunity for women Phillips has always. More people want to sponsor men and women in general they'll what networks feel strong equal prize money is not about money then the next. That every human being should never be discounted that everyone's worth a lot boy or girl. Or whatever race or whatever abilities you have ever and we kept on of that and I think that message is really important. You won 39 Grand Slam titles including twelve singles titles but your best remembered. For defeating a 55 year old man Bobby Riggs are you okay with that being your place in history. Well I hope I hope my place in history as far as."

" I hope it's not really out of the campus where I think -- an activist and helping change. Being an agent of change but I knew I played Bobby Riggs I was really on. I have such total respect for him -- the reason I believe he was a former number one player in the world I love them but I think that's -- other than -- being not. A but I knew with the platform for the future -- distant past the year before. June 23 1972 to have people federal funding for both men and women in the public private schools. That would probably you know -- got public fun. And also universities and colleges so it was very important to me to win that match. Q try to get people to maybe have a little bit that's shifted their mindset that it's important to help girls and boys. To be the best they can be and to -- as but the money equally what do you remember most from that match. I just remembered. The months leading up to that match how important lets -- win. And I thought of life and death that I had to win to change the minds that the people who -- a huge amount of pressure. Everybody in this country and other parts of the world we're talking about it leading up to it was like the way people talk about Super Bowl today it was. So much focus on that match it was amazing. And I knew there would be and I knew this historical. I told Bobby I don't play in this one match if we won or lost I would never play him again because it was about history and anyway we stayed friends up to the end and I was a platform for me -- that the rest of my life because that's good media. Opportunity. And focus about diversity and equality in all things that I care about."

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