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When they take surveys of women in business, of the Fortune 500, the successful women, 80% of them, say they were in sports as a young woman.
Billie Jean King
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Billie Jean King
Age: 80
Born: 1943
Born: November 22
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In 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.
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Tennis taught me so many lessons in life. One of the things it taught me is that every ball that comes to me, I have to make a decision. I have to accept responsibility for the consequences every time I hit a ball.
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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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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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I think younger players probably just think they are who they are-they don't think about coming out. Unless you're number one in the world, nobody cares, usually.
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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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Everyone has people in their lives that are gay, lesbian or transgender or bisexual. They may not want to admit it, but I guarantee they know somebody.
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Winning comes down to who can execute under pressure.
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I try to perfect my strong points and make my weaknesses adequate.
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As far as U.S. tennis, we need new stars coming up in the pipeline, but I don't know if we have it.
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Don't go into debt and don't spend a lot. It's not how much money you make, it's how much you spend.
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Don't let anyone define you. You define yourself.
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Every generation I think gets better usually [in tennis].
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It's just really important that we start celebrating our differences. Let's start tolerating first, but then we need to celebrate our differences.
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Men can have a huge turnover of sponsorship and still survive a lot better than the women. But the women's ratings are better, at least at home in the United States than in the men's tennis.
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You want people to feel like they belong to something. And not be elitist. You don't want us to be elitist.
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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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Reputation is what others think about you. What's far more important is character, because that is what you think about yourself.
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No one changes the world who isn't obsessed.
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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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