Welcome to The Post Game, a podcast about the game after the game. On each episode, Kent State standout and the host of the program, Trevor Huffman, speaks with a former pro athlete about life after sports, transitioning to new careers and the stories of what happens after the lights go out. This week, Trevor speaks with former WTA trailblazer Julie Heldman.
Heldman is known as one of the “OG’s of tennis”, a member of the Original 9 who launched the Virginia Slims Circuit to combat pay inequality between male and female tennis players. She joins the program to discuss the early days of women’s professional tennis, the verbal and psychological abuse she suffered at the hands of her mother, her rift with Billie Jean King, and building an illustrious career after tennis.
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Julie’s book, “Driven: A Daughter’s Odyssey” is available now.
Additional Reading:
- Julie Heldman grapples with her place in WTA history in new book. WTA Tennis.
- Julie Heldman helped open up women’s tennis. Los Angeles Times.
- ‘It was a scary moment for us’: The Original 9 celebrate WTA . WTA Tennis.
- When great isn’t good enough — tennis legend Julie Heldman on her battle with mental illness. ESPN.
- Julie’s Journey: The remarkable tale of a WTA pioneer. WTA Tennis.
- 50 Years of Influence, US Open: Gladys Heldman. Tennis Magazine.
- The women who changed tennis: Why the ‘Original 9’ matter to the WTA. WTA Tennis.
- What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in Battle of the Sexes. Slate Magazine.
Additional Episodes of “The Post Game” Podcast:
- Pat Hentgen on the Steroid Era and the Hall Question
- Brian Windhorst on Kent State and His First Gig
- Damon Stoudamire on the Jailblazers Era
- Troy Brown on Tom Brady, Bill Parcells, and Being Cut
- Brian Bickell on Battling MS
- Clint Malarchuk on His Infamous Injury and His Suicide Attempt
- Ben Curtis on Finally Saying Goodbye to Golf
- Nick Lowery on Going From the Chiefs to the White House
- Beasley Reece on the Time Roger Staubach Got Sucker Punched
- Brent Sopel on Taking the Cup to Pride and Battling Dyslexia
- Georges Laraque on Veganism and Entrepreneurship
- Todd Stottlemyre on His Dad and the Windbreaker Slide
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