Billie Jean King Sends Heartfelt Wishes to Simone Biles For Her Engagement: ‘Cheers to Your Next Chapter’

Decorated American gymnast Simone Biles shocked the world yesterday by announcing her engagement. Biles had been in a romantic relationship with NFL safety Jonathan Owens for over a year and a half.

Thus, on the occasion of Valentine’s Day, her boyfriend popped the question, and she said yes. Naturally, what followed was a flood of congratulatory messages from fans, athletes, and Olympians alike.

Among Michael Phelps, Suni Lee, and other huge names, WTA-founder, and tennis legend, Billie Jean King, took to Twitter to congratulate the newly engaged couple as well.

Billie Jean King congratulates Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens

24-year-old Simone Biles took to Twitter and Instagram to share the news of her engagement with the world. Additionally, she also shared a beautiful set of pictures, taken at the moment Jonathan Owens popped the question.

Understandably, everyone’s hearts melted, and then the messages of love and good wishes came pouring in. Michael Phelps, the greatest Olympian of all time, commented, “congrats,” for the couple on Biles’ Instagram post.

Moreover, 78-year-old Billie Jean King, too, was all love for the soon-to-be bride and groom. The founder of the Women’s Tennis Association, King congratulated Simone Biles and her boyfriend.

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Then, she wished them all the luck and happiness for what lies ahead in life, as a husband and wife. “Cheers to your next chapter together,” King wrote on Twitter.

Suni Lee, Allyson Felix, and others are happy for Simone

When Simone took to Instagram to share the news of her engagement, the comment section for her post filled up faster than a safety tackles an offensive player.

American gymnast and Olympic gold-medalist, Suni Lee, commented on Biles’ post. In fact, she simply couldn’t keep it together and expressed as much.

Posting a series of comments on the post, Lee wrote “OH MY GOSSSSHHHH,” and “STOP IT RN” after Biles’ announcement. “IM SCREAMING IM SO HAPPY,” she wrote in her last comment.

American track and field specialist, Allyson Felix, too, gave the couple good wishes, writing, “congratulations,” in the comments section.

Jonathan Owens, freshly engaged, too, commented on the post. He wrote that he is “ready for forever” with Biles, responding to Biles’ own caption on the post, which stated that she couldn’t “wait to spend forever and ever with (him)”.

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