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SportWednesday 20 May 2026

Tennis legend Billie Jean King has achieved an extraordinary milestone by graduating from college at age 82—more than six decades after she first left Cal State Los Angeles to pursue her legendary tennis career.

King originally departed the university to focus on competitive tennis, where she went on to win Wimbledon doubles titles while technically still enrolled. Now, she's completed her degree, fulfilling a lifelong goal with characteristic determination and grace. "Yeah baby, only 61 years!" she said of her delayed graduation. Read the full story →

Today's takeaway: It's never too late to finish what you started—King's graduation reminds us that dreams don't have expiration dates.

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