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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: 80
Born: 1943
Born: November 22
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Tennis Coach
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Long Beach
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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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I try to perfect my strong points and make my weaknesses adequate.
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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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