When I was outed, it was like, That’s done.
BILLIE JEAN KINGDon’t worry about what people say.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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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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Champions keep playing until they get it right.
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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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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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I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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There is no life for girls in team sports past Little League. I got into tennis when I realized this, and because I thought golf would be too slow for me, and I was too scared to swim.
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I think if you’re put on a team as a child, like you are in soccer and other sports, I think the children are going to stay in the sport and have more fun if they’re on a team. They want to play with their friends and have fun.
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The old boy network is still very strong and very true. Just look at the stock exchange and how many men and women are there. It is still very much run by men.
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I have a lot to say, and if I’m not No. 1, I can’t say 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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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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The main thing is to care. Care very hard, even if it is only a game you are playing.
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A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.
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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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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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