Billie Jean King corrects Obama

[joeybee12]

http://www.politico.com/politico44/perm/0809/king_corrects_obamas_stats_bf05f95a-9f00-4ff7-b436-8778eac90be4.html

Before presenting tennis legend Billie Jean King with the Medal of Freedom Wednesday, President Obama ticked off some ...

... of her accomplishments: 12 Grand Slam titles, 101 doubles titles, 67 singles titles.

“Pretty good, Billie Jean,” he quipped.

But he didn’t get any of it right, according to King herself.

“They didn’t get any of my facts right,” King lightheartedly noted afterward. “Did you see all the – how many titles I won? I was cracking up.”

“Not even in the ballpark,” she continued.

King found it amusing, and said her accomplishments on the court aren’t the most important.

“I thought it was adorable,” she said.

Asked what Obama got wrong, she said, “Well the Grand Slam’s at 39 not at 12.”

“That’s not what’s important,” she explained. So when Obama got it wrong, “I thought even was more cute...I go, ‘Oh that’s really sweet.’ Like, just move on, get off the tennis stuff. Tennis was a platform.”

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Actually, Billie Jean is including her doubles crowns in the Grand Slam titles...no one is close to 39, men or women.

[madinmaryland]

1. Is this a bash Obama thread? Why are you bringing GDP into the Sports Forum,

joeyboy4?

[joeybee12]

2. Let's see, one of the most influential sports figures of all times SHOULDN'T

be in the Sports Fourm???????

[madinmaryland]

3. The way I interpreted it as, was a shot at Obama for screwing up the

titles she has won.

If not, then ok.

[joeybee12]

4. Even BJ thought it was cute...and actually, he didn't screw up so

badly...BJ is including the doubles titles, but whenever anyone mentions the Grand Slams someone has won, it never includes double.

[madinmaryland]

5. I gotta stay out of GDP more often! I saw BJ in your post,

and I thought you were talking about the Clinton haters.

:crazy:

[joeybee12]

6. BJ now apparently applies in sports also...

...for reference see Pitino, Richard.

[madinmaryland]

7. I think that was a bit more than "BJ"

:D

[joeybee12]

8. But it was an important part!

And also see, Barkley, Charles.