When I was outed, it was like, That’s done.
BILLIE JEAN KINGWomen’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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It’s your birthday today, so what would you say, if we turned that frown upside down
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It’s really impossible for athletes to grow up. On the one hand, you’re still a child, still playing a game. But on the other hand, you’re a superhuman hero that everyone dreams of being. No wonder we have such a hard time understanding who we are.
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There’s no promises in any entrepreneurial business. You have to really work hard every year and also try to envision where you want to go in the future at the same time.
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When people tell you not to believe in your dreams, and they say “Why?”, say “Why not?
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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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If you have one gay experience, does that mean you’re gay? If you have one heterosexual experience, does that mean you’re straight? Life doesn’t work quite so cut and dried.
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I must keep my sights on the final goal, to win, win, win-and with more love and passion than the world has ever witnessed in any performance.
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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.
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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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Don’t be afraid to hit the ball.
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I would just never out anybody. I think everyone has to find it in their own way and their own time.
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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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I always think it’s best to pretend you’re in a tenuous position. Just as a player, you always want to stay in the now and work hard but also have goals for the future.
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Each point I play is in the now moment. The last point means nothing, the next point means nothing.
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When I’m performing at my absolute best, I think that some of the euphoria I feel must be transmitted to the audience.
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