When you oppress people either by gender, by race, by sexual orientation, when you do that and the doors become ajar, they will fly open and they will come and they have.
BILLIE JEAN KINGIn 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.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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Champions keep playing until they get it right.
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I like to see what future generations are thinking about.
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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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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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In business, everything starts with integrity. Otherwise it falls apart, though it does take time to find out who has integrity.
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In the complete overall history of tennis, I figure I’ll be worth a sentence or two….
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If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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At 62 you want to keep moving; that’s important.
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You just know where to put the ball. You just feel it. It has been computed into your brain so many times it is there.
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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.
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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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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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When people tell you not to believe in your dreams, and they say “Why?”, say “Why not?
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The main thing is to care. Care very hard, even if it is only a game you are playing.
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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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