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Billie Jean King

Everyone has people in their lives that are gay, lesbian or transgender or bisexual. They may not want to admit it, but I guarantee they know somebody.
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Bisexual Everyone Gay Inspirational
The main thing is to care. Care very hard, even if it is only a game you are playing.
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Care Educational Games
In 1973, a woman could not get a credit card without her husband or father or a male signing off on it.
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Father Husband Sports
I feel that tennis is an art form that is capable of moving the players and the audience – at least a knowledgeable audience-in almost sensual ways.
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Art Game Moving Player Tennis
The most important words that have helped me in life, when things have gone right or when things have gone wrong are ‘accept responsibility.’
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Gone Important Responsibility
Sports are a microcosm of society.
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Microcosm Sports
A girl didn’t get an athletic scholarship until the fall of 1972 for the very first time.
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Fall Girl Scholarship Sports
I have a lot to say, and if I’m not No. 1, I can’t say it.
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Game Hobby Passion Pilot Say Sports Tennis
A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.
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Motivational Sports Success
When I was outed, it was like, That’s done.
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Done Like Outed
Trust and respect is something you earn, not something that is given.
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Given Respect Something Trust
We have, or have had women presidents or prime ministers in Liberia, Chile, Germany, Great Britain…and yet the US of A still hasn’t had a women president. It’s just beyond my thinking. Look at Congress.
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Country President Thinking
Any therapist will tell you that when you’re ready, you will come out. To be outed means you weren’t ready.
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Mean Ready Therapists
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!
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Athlete Men Point Reach Sports Time
When I was playing, we didn’t have to compete against everybody in the world. Now it’s a truly global sport, so the competition’s much greater, just like it is for our children in every other area, whether it be in science or technology or whatever you talk about.
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Children Sports Technology
I always listen, I ask children, I even ask adults in tennis, “What are your children playing?” And most of the time it’s not tennis. It’s pathetic.
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Adults Children Pathetic Playing Tennis

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