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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
Tennis Player
Long Beach
California
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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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Women get the attention when we get into the men's arena, and that's sad.
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I like to see what future generations are thinking about.
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Sports are a microcosm of society.
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Bobby Riggs was one of my heroes. I admired him. That's one of the reasons I beat him - because I respected him.
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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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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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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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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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I grew up in team sports. I think I understand the psyche of America. I think when children sign up to play, it's got to be team.
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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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Be bold. If you're going to make an error, make a doozy, and don't be afraid to hit the ball.
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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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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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I wanted to use sports for social change.
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In the complete overall history of tennis, I figure I'll be worth a sentence or two.... That's why my place in the all-time rankings means so very little to me, because I know I won't be anybody's number one, and it's that same old thing: if you're not number one, then what does it really matter?
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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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I love to promote our sport. I love grass-roots tennis. I love coaching. I love all parts of the sport. I love the business side.
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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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