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A girl didn’t get an athletic scholarship until the fall of 1972 for the very first time.

Billie Jean King

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.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Dollars Finance Sports
You can’tbuy that. It’s about making decisions, corrections, choices. I don’t think it’s so much about becoming a tennis player. It’s about becoming a person.
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Becoming Correction Much Person
Every generation I think gets better usually [in tennis].
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Better Getting Tennis Thinking
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.
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Girl Infancy Sports
Each point I play is in the now moment. The last point means nothing, the next point means nothing.
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Focus Mean Play
I always respect right off the bat because we are human, but then over time you learn who the person truly is, just like they learn about you.
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Baptism Out Over Time Person Stronger Truly Work
Pressure is a privilege … it’s what you do with it that matters.
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Badass Boxing Women
The trouble with being number one in the world – in anything- is that it takes a certain mentality to attain that position, and that is something of a driving, perfectionist attitude, so that once you do achieve number one, you don’t relax and enjoy it.
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Achievement Attitude Numbers
I always liked co-ed events best so we have two men and two women on each team.
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Bests Event Men Sports Team
I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
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Motivational Sports Success Women
At 62 you want to keep moving; that’s important.
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Important Moving Sports
The main thing is not a matter of wanting to win; the main thing is being scared to lose.
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Failure Matter Winning
Being Number One isn’t everything to me, but for those few hours on the court it’s way ahead of whatever’s in second place.
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Everything Numbers Second Success Way
Sports are a microcosm of society. It just shows how much more competition there is in the world.
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Competition Sports World
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
It’s your birthday today, so what would you say, if we turned that frown upside down
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Birthday Down Today Upside

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