网球偶像比利·简·金 (Billie Jean King) 倡导更具包容性的体育运动

为了纪念

Marking the 50th anniversary of Title IX, tennis legend Billie Jean King sat down with Andrea Mitchell on NBC Nightly News to discuss the opportunities to make sports more inclusive for women.

为纪念《教育法第九条》颁布 50 周年，网球传奇人物比利·简·金 (Billie Jean King) 在 NBC 晚间新闻中与安德里亚·米切尔 (Andrea Mitchell) 坐下来讨论了让体育运动对女性更具包容性的机会。

"When I was 9, I just remember looking out on the field, and my heart sank because for the first time I realized, I'm a girl, I can't play baseball," the 87-year-old recalled in the interview airing Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. ET.

“当我 9 岁的时候，我只记得看着球场，我的心就沉了下去，因为我第一次意识到，我是一个女孩，我不能打棒球，”这位 87 岁的老人在采访于周三下午 6:30 播出等。

"Girls can play little league now," she continued. "I think there is so much more opportunity today. It's fantastic. But then, on the other side — there's so much more to do."

“女孩现在可以参加少年棒球联盟了，”她继续说道。 “我认为今天有更多的机会。这太棒了。但另一方面，还有很多事情要做。”

King said she envisioned a future where women's leagues were equal to organizations such as the NBA, MLB, and NFL.

金表示，她设想的未来是女子联盟与 NBA、MLB 和 NFL 等组织平等。

"I had this vision for women's sports. I still do," she told NBC Nightly News. "We're still working on it. To have equality and to have opportunities and have leagues just like the men."

“我对女子运动有这样的愿景。我仍然如此，”她告诉 NBC 晚间新闻。 “我们仍在努力。像男人一样拥有平等、机会和联赛。”

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"I mean, baseball is over 150 years old. The NHL is over 100 years old. The NBA is over 76 years old," she added. "So these sports are mature, they're old, but they're there for boys. Girls don't play... So I want these opportunities for girls."

“我的意思是，棒球已有 150 多年的历史。NHL 已有 100 多年的历史。NBA 已有 76 多年的历史，”她补充道。 “所以这些运动很成熟，很古老，但它们是为男孩准备的。女孩不参加……所以我希望为女孩提供这些机会。”

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According to the U.S. Department of Education, Title IX "protects people from discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance."

根据美国教育部的说法，第九条“保护人们在接受联邦财政援助的教育计划或活动中免受基于性别的歧视”。

Earlier this year, King carried out the honorary coin toss at the 2022 Super Bowl to mark the 50th anniversary of the signing of sports gender equality legislation, Title IX, in 1972.

今年早些时候，金在 2022 年超级碗比赛中进行了荣誉掷硬币活动，以纪念 1972 年体育性别平等立法《第九条》签署 50 周年。

During the event, King was accompanied by California School for the Deaf Riverside Cubs team captains, the High School Girls Flag League of Champions, and girls youth tackle football players with the Inglewood Chargers and Watts Rams.

活动期间，金的陪同人员包括加州聋人学校河滨小熊队队长、高中女子旗冠军联赛以及英格尔伍德闪电队和瓦茨公羊队的女子青少年铲球橄榄球运动员。

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"It is an honor to stand with these outstanding student-athletes and celebrate the 50th anniversary of Title IX on one of the world's biggest stages," King said in a statement at the time, per Tennis.com.

据 Tennis.com 报道，金当时在一份声明中表示：“我很荣幸能够与这些杰出的学生运动员站在一起，在世界上最大的舞台之一上庆祝《教育法第九条》颁布 50 周年。”

She added, "It's hard to understand inclusion until you have been excluded, and I am proud to be part of this year's Super Bowl Coin Toss and the NFL's commitment to bring us together and make us stronger."

她补充道，“除非你被排除在外，否则很难理解包容性，我很自豪能够成为今年超级碗投硬币的一部分，并见证 NFL 致力于让我们团结在一起，让我们变得更强大。”