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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.

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Billie Jean King
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: November 22
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Tennis Coach
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I wanted to use sports for social change.
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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. 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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I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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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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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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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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Every generation I think gets better usually [in tennis].
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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 always respect right off the bat because we are human, but then over time you learn who the person truly is, just like they learn about you. 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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I would just never out anybody. I think everyone has to find it in their own way and their own time.
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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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Some people do have softer boundaries.
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It's about learning your craft. That's a wonderful thing--especially with today's consumerism and instant gratification. 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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I have a lot to say, and if I'm not No. 1, I can't say it.
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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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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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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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The trouble with being number one in the world - in anything- is that it takes a certain mentality to attain that position, and that is something of a driving, perfectionist attitude, so that once you do achieve number one, you don't relax and enjoy it.
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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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