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King reiterates need for activism amongst athletes

By Bonnie DeSimone
Special to ESPN.com

Monday, November 28, 2005

HERSHEY, Pa. -- Billie Jean King is wired for sound. A cable television crew is tailing her at a charity event, taping a documentary, and it's clear the production won't lack for audio. King talks as she walks down a concourse of the arena where she and rock icon Elton John are hosting a World Team Tennis benefit for the musician's AIDS foundation. She gestures. She questions. She gives homework. Have you read this book? Look it up on the web and then we'll talk. She's dressed comfortably i ...

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