When I was outed, it was like, That’s done.
BILLIE JEAN KINGI like putting money back into what made my life, and tennis has been great to me.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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When we reach the point where the women athletes are getting their pick of dates just as easily as the men athletes, then we’ve really and truly arrived. Parity at last!
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Sports are a microcosm of society.
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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.
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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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Marriage isn’t a 50-50 proposition very often. It’s more like 100-0 one moment and 0-100 the next.
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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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No one changes the world who isn’t obsessed.
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Every generation I think gets better usually [in tennis].
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A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.
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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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I would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.
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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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Each point I play is in the now moment. The last point means nothing, the next point means nothing.
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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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The most important words that have helped me in life, when things have gone right or when things have gone wrong are ‘accept responsibility.’
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