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I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
Billie Jean King
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Billie Jean King
Age: 80
Born: 1943
Born: November 22
Sports Commentator
Tennis Coach
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Long Beach
California
Billie Jean Moffitt
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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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I always wanted to help make tennis a team sport.
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I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
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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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A girl didn't get an athletic scholarship until the fall of 1972 for the very first time.
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Some people do have softer boundaries.
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Women get the attention when we get into the men's arena, and that's sad.
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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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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 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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At 62 you want to keep moving that's important.
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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. There's no promises in any entrepreneurial business. You have to really work hard every year and also try to envision where you want to go in the future at the same time.
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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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If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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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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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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Champions take responsibility.
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