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

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Pressure is a Privilege: Lessons I’ve Learned from Life and the Battle of the Sexes is a memoir and motivational book by tennis legend Billie Jean King that shares life lessons drawn from her career and her historic 1973 “Battle of the Sexes” match.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
memoir
motivational book
author Billie Jean King
chronicles Billie Jean King’s fight for equal prize money in tennis
Billie Jean King’s tennis career
coAuthor Christine Brennan
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
featuresPerson Bobby Riggs
focusesOnEvent Battle of the Sexes tennis match
surface form: 1973 Battle of the Sexes tennis match
genre self-help
sports memoir
hasForm prose
hasTheme breaking barriers in women’s sports
embracing pressure as opportunity
equality and social justice
resilience
using sport for social change
includes personal anecdotes from professional tennis tour
reflections on Title IX and women’s sports
intendedEffect inspire advocacy for gender equality
motivate readers to reframe pressure positively
language English
mainSubject Battle of the Sexes tennis match
surface form: Battle of the Sexes (1973 tennis match)

Billie Jean King
LGBTQ+ identity
gender equality in sports
leadership
pressure and performance
tennis
narrativePerspective first-person
notableQuote “Pressure is a privilege.”
settingContext professional tennis circuit
settingPeriod second half of the 20th century
targetAudience athletes and coaches
business and leadership readers
general adult readers
teaches lessons on advocacy and activism
lessons on handling pressure
lessons on leadership and teamwork
workOf Billie Jean King

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Billie Jean notableWork Pressure is a Privilege: Lessons I’ve Learned from Life and the Battle of the Sexes
subject surface form: Billie Jean King