Tennis Legend Billie Jean King Is Still Fighting for Women in Sports | The Deal

In this episode of The Deal, Alex Rodriguez and Jason Kelly sit with tennis champions Billie Jean King and Ilana Kloss to discuss the current buzz around women’s sports. King and Kloss, the dreamer and builder (respectively) behind Billie Jean King Enterprises, King says, tell the hosts about their investments in the Los Angeles Dodgers and Angel City FC, the story behind how they helped launch the Professional Women's Hockey League and the lessons they think athletes should learn about the business of sports.

0:00 — 1:05 Intro
1:06 — 3:46 Partnership
3:47 — 7:09 Importance of History
7:10 — 9:16 Equal Prize Money
9:17 — 11:43 Learn the business
11:44 — 13:37 From Athlete to Business Professional
13:38 — 15:54 Athlete Collaboration
15:55 — 18:43 It’s A Movement
18:44 — 21:18 What’s Really Changed
21:19 — 29:40 Launching the Professional Women’s Hockey League
29:41 — 30:47 Meeting The Right People
30:48 — 31:55 Having Courage To Ask
31:56 — 35:11 What we’ve learned
35:12 — 36:56 Asking for Opportunity
36:57 — 39:33 Angel City Valuation
39:44 — 41:58 Business of Tennis
41:59 — 46:37 Rapid Fire
46:38 — 48:02 Outro

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