Billie Jean King quotes - page 2

When we reach the point where the women athletes are getting their pick of dates just as easily as the men athletes, then we've really and truly arrived. Parity at last! (Billie Jean King)
I was always in the tennis business-from 1968. I was in tournaments and also on World Team Tennis teams as well. View quote
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When I was outed, it was like, That's done. View quote
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I like putting money back into what made my life, and tennis has been great to me. View quote
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I always wanted to help make tennis a team sport. View quote
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Any therapist will tell you that when you're ready, you will come out. To be outed means you weren't ready. View quote
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If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that. View quote
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I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life. View quote
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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. View quote
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The old boy network is still very strong and very true. Just look at the stock exchange and how many men and women are there. It is still very much run by men. View quote
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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. (Billie Jean King)
Ever since that day when I was 11 years old, and I wasn't allowed in a photo because I wasn't wearing a tennis skirt, I knew that I wanted to change the sport. View quote
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No one changes the world who isn't obsessed. View quote
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I have a lot to say, and if I'm not No. 1, I can't say it. View quote
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A girl didn't get an athletic scholarship until the fall of 1972 for the very first time. View quote
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Women get the attention when we get into the men's arena, and that's sad. View quote
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At 62 you want to keep moving; that's important. View quote
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Women's sports is still in its infancy. The beginning of women's sports in the United States started in 1972, with the passage of Title 9 for girls to finally get athletic scholarships. View quote
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I will tell you King's First Law of Recognition: You never get it when you want it, and then when it comes, you get too much. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. (Billie Jean King)
There is no life for girls in team sports past Little League. I got into tennis when I realized this, and because I thought golf would be too slow for me, and I was too scared to swim. View quote
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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. View quote
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You've got to win in sports that's talent but you've also got to learn how to remind everybody how you did win, and how often. That comes with experience. View quote
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They're not put on earth to be martyrs; they have to want to come out. It depends on your culture, where you work, where you live. Each person's circumstances are unique. View quote
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