Interview: Tennis legend Billie Jean King realizes childhood dream with first trip to China

by sportswriters Wang Haoming and Zhao Ziyu

SHENZHEN, China, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- At 81, tennis great Billie Jean King gesticulated with the excitement of a child as she recalled to Xinhua the moment her eight-year-old self first dreamed of visiting China.

"China is some place I've always wanted to come since I was eight years old. When I was eight, I pulled down the map. I'll never forget. I wanna go to