** FILE ** In this Sept. 20, 1973 file photo. Billie Jean King raises her arms after defeating Bobby Riggs, rear, getting ready to jump over the net, in the “Battle of the Sexes” at the Houston Astrodome. Now, King’s new book “Pressure is a Privilege: Lessons I’ve Learned from Life and the Battle of the Sexes” remembers the pivotal match ahead of its 35th anniversary, combining those memories with the wisdom the tennis legend gained from her blue-collar parents while growing up in Long Beach, Calif. (AP Photo, File)
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