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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I always wanted to help make tennis a team sport.
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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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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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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 wanted to use sports for social change.
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If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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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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I like putting money back into what made my life, and tennis has been great to me.
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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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At 62 you want to keep moving; that's important.
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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 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 would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.
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When I was outed, it was like, That's done.
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Women get the attention when we get into the men's arena, and that's sad.
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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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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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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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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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I was always in the tennis business-from 1968. I was in tournaments and also on World Team Tennis teams as well.