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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.
Billie Jean King
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Billie Jean King
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: November 22
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I think one of the concerns, anytime you're in the human business, like sports, it's a very high - risk endeavor. You do have to get players every year. You have to deal with calendar. You have to deal with all kinds of things in our sport, like every sport does.
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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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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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I have a lot to say, and if I'm not No. 1, I can't say it.
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I have often been asked whether I am a women or an athlete. The question is absurd. Men are not asked that. I am an athlete. I am a women.
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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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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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A girl didn't get an athletic scholarship until the fall of 1972 for the very first time.
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