Editing Billie Jean King (section)

===Tributes from other players===
[[File:Billie Jean King by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|upright=.7|Billie Jean King speaking at an event in [[Des Moines, Iowa]]]]

[[Margaret Court]], who won more Grand Slam titles than anyone, has said that King was "the greatest competitor I've ever known".<ref name="Who Is the Greatest Female Player Ever?">{{Cite web|url=http://www.insidetennis.com/0405_bestfemale.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228115125/http://www.insidetennis.com/0405_bestfemale.html|url-status=dead|title=Who Is the Greatest Female Player Ever?|archive-date=December 28, 2008}}</ref>

[[Chris Evert]], winner of 18 Grand Slam singles titles, has said, "She's the wisest human being that I've ever met and has vision people can only dream about. Billie Jean King is my mentor and has given me advice about my tennis and my boyfriends. On dealing with my parents and even how to raise children. And she doesn't have any."<ref name=":5">{{cite news|url=https://www.boston.com/sports/other_sports/tennis/articles/2006/12/03/no_royalty_like_king | title=No royalty like King | work=The Boston Globe |date=December 3, 2006 | access-date=July 4, 2011 | first=Stan | last=Grossfeld}}</ref>

In 1979, several top players were asked who they would pick to help them recover from a hypothetical deficit of 1–5 (15–40) in the third set of a match on Wimbledon's [[Centre Court]]. Martina Navratilova, [[Rosemary Casals]], and [[Françoise Dürr]] all picked King. Navratilova said, "I would have to pick Billie Jean at her best. Consistently, Chris [Evert] is hardest to beat but for one big occasion, one big match, one crucial point, yes, it would have to be Billie Jean." Casals said, "No matter how far down you got her, you never could be sure of beating her."<ref>Billie Jean King toughest in tight spot: Durr says", ''Daily Leader'', Pontiac, Illinois, March 22, 1979, page 13</ref>