Billie Jean King Quotes
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Martina's gone with people who don't want to be out, and it drives her crazy because she'd rather be open.
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Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.
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In the seventies we had to make it acceptable for people to accept girls and women as athletes. We had to make it okay for them to be active. Those were much scarier times for females in sports.
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I always wanted to help make tennis a team sport.
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I think it's impossible to judge whether another person should come out. You just hope they will on their own time and their own terms.
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Men still get a lot more opportunity. It is still a big part of the old boy network. They have more companies they can get money from.
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If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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I wanted to use sports for social change.
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Sports teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you to know what it feels like to win and lose-it teaches you about life.
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At 62 you want to keep moving; that's important.
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I like putting money back into what made my life, and tennis has been great to me.
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It's just really important that we start celebrating our differences. Let's start tolerating first, but then we need to celebrate our differences.
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I have a lot to say, and if I'm not No. 1, I can't say it.
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Men can have a huge turnover of sponsorship and still survive a lot better than the women. But the women's ratings are better, at least at home in the United States than in the men's tennis.
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I would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.
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I didn't really care if I had a coach that much, me personally, because I was brought up to think for myself.
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I always liked co-ed events best so we have two men and two women on each team.
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That is where the power, opportunity, and choice come from-when you have money. Money equals opportunity. There is no question.
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When I was outed, it was like, That's done.
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Be bold. If you're going to make an error, make a doozy, and don't be afraid to hit the ball.
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Martina and I went through a very bad five years. Everything's very good between us now, but it was a long haul.
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In 1973, women got 59 cents on the dollar; now we are getting 74 cents on the dollar. In the area of finance and business, we are at 68 cents on the dollar.
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I love to promote our sport. I love grass-roots tennis. I love coaching. I love all parts of the sport. I love the business side.
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Champions keep playing until they get it right.