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Governor Chris Christie speaks at the unveiling of the Althea Gibson statue in Branch Brook Park in Newark, N.J. on Wednesday, March 28, 2012. (Governor's Office/Tim Larsen)

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Governor Chris Christie speaks while tennis legend Billie Jean King looks on at the unveiling of the Althea Gibson statue in Branch Brook Park in Newark, N.J. on Wednesday, March 28, 2012. (Governor's Office/Tim Larsen)

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Governor Chris Christie and tennis legend Billie Jean King listen to Althea Gibson Foundation representative Fran Gray at the unveiling of the Althea Gibson statue in Branch Brook Park in Newark, N.J. on Wednesday, March 28, 2012. (Governor's Office/Tim Larsen)

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Governor Chris Christie admits to tennis legend Billie Jean King that he used to pretend to be her when he was 11 years old during the unveiling of the Althea Gibson statue in Branch Brook Park in Newark, N.J. on Wednesday, March 28, 2012. (Governor's Office/Tim Larsen)

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Governor Chris Christie and tennis legend Billie Jean King attend the unveiling of the Althea Gibson statue in Branch Brook Park in Newark, N.J. on Wednesday, March 28, 2012. (Governor's Office/Tim Larsen)

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Governor Chris Christie and tennis legend Billie Jean King attend the unveiling of the Althea Gibson statue in Branch Brook Park in Newark, N.J. on Wednesday, March 28, 2012. (Governor's Office/Tim Larsen)

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Governor Chris Christie listens to tennis legend Billie Jean King during the unveiling of the Althea Gibson statue in Branch Brook Park in Newark, N.J. on Wednesday, March 28, 2012. (Governor's Office/Tim Larsen)

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Tennis legend Billie Jean King speaks at the unveiling of the Althea Gibson statue in Branch Brook Park in Newark, N.J. on Wednesday, March 28, 2012. (Governor's Office/Tim Larsen)

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Tennis legend Billie Jean King speaks at the unveiling of the Althea Gibson statue in Branch Brook Park in Newark, N.J. on Wednesday, March 28, 2012. (Governor's Office/Tim Larsen)

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Governor Chris Christie listens to tennis legend Billie Jean King at the unveiling of the Althea Gibson statue in Branch Brook Park in Newark, N.J. on Wednesday, March 28, 2012. (Governor's Office/Tim Larsen)

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Tennis legend Billie Jean King speaks at the unveiling of the Althea Gibson statue in Branch Brook Park in Newark, N.J. on Wednesday, March 28, 2012. (Governor's Office/Tim Larsen)

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Essex County Executive Joe DiVincenzo speaks while Governor Chris Christie and tennis legend Billie Jean King listen at the unveiling of the Althea Gibson statue in Branch Brook Park in Newark, N.J. on Wednesday, March 28, 2012. (Governor's Office/Tim Larsen)

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Governor Chris Christie, tennis legend Billie Jean King, Althea Gibson Foundation representative Fran Gray and Essex County Executive Joe DiVincenzo watch the unveiling of the Althea Gibson statue in Branch Brook Park in Newark, N.J. on Wednesday, March 28, 2012. (Governor's Office/Tim Larsen)

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Governor Chris Christie, tennis legend Billie Jean King, Althea Gibson Foundation representative Fran Gray and Essex County Executive Joe DiVincenzo watch the unveiling of the Althea Gibson statue in Branch Brook Park in Newark, N.J. on Wednesday, March 28, 2012. (Governor's Office/Tim Larsen)

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Tennis legend Billie Jean King and Althea Gibson Foundation representative Fran Gray admire the craftsmanship of the Althea Gibson statue in Branch Brook Park in Newark, N.J. on Wednesday, March 28, 2012. (Governor's Office/Tim Larsen)