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 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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I would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.
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Hope it works out really well, and you hope that builds a stronger connection over time. You can’t be friends with everybody.
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Some people do have softer boundaries.
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People say, “Do you know how much a million dollars is?” I don’t have a clue. How many Big Macs will it buy me?
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Ladies, here’s a hint. If you’re up against a girl with big boobs, bring her to the net and make her hit backhand volleys. That’s the hardest shot for the well-endowed.
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Winning is very tangible, it’s very exciting, it’s very pleasing, but it’s momentary. If you can do things that last, that each generation can build upon, then that’s when you’re cooking.
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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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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.
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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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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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Martina and I went through a very bad five years. Everything’s very good between us now, but it was a long haul.
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I was always in the tennis business-from 1968. I was in tournaments and also on World Team Tennis teams as well.
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A girl didn’t get an athletic scholarship until the fall of 1972 for the very first time.
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Pressure is a privilege – it only comes to those who earn it.
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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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