FILE - In this Aug. 12, 2009 file photo, tennis great Billie Jean King reacts as she enters the East Room of the White House in Washington, for a ceremony where President Barack Obama awarded her a 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom. King believes standing up to discrimination is the best way to combat it. She will help lead the U.S. delegation in the opening ceremonies at the Sochi Olympics in Russia, which recently passed an anti-gay law. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)