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Any therapist will tell you th...

Any therapist will tell you that when you're ready, you will come out. To be outed means you weren't ready.

Billie Jean King 155 quotes

At 62 you want to keep moving;...

At 62 you want to keep moving; that's important.

Billie Jean King 155 quotes

I always liked co-ed events be...

I always liked co-ed events best so we have two men and two women on each team.

Billie Jean King 155 quotes

I always wanted to help make t...

I always wanted to help make tennis a team sport.

Billie Jean King 155 quotes

I didn't really care if I had ...

I didn't really care if I had a coach that much, me personally, because I was brought up to think for myself.

Billie Jean King 155 quotes

I like putting money back into...

I like putting money back into what made my life, and tennis has been great to me.

Billie Jean King 155 quotes

I was always in the tennis bus...

I was always in the tennis business-from 1968. I was in tournaments and also on World Team Tennis teams as well.

Billie Jean King 155 quotes

In the seventies we had to mak...

In the seventies we had to make it acceptable for people to accept girls and women as athletes. We had to make it okay for them to be active. Those were much scarier times for females in sports.

Billie Jean King 155 quotes

In 1973, women got 59 cents on...

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.

Billie Jean King 155 quotes

Men can have a huge turnover o...

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.

Billie Jean King 155 quotes

It's really impossible for ath...

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.

Billie Jean King 155 quotes

Natural talent only determines...

Natural talent only determines the limits of your athletic potential. It's dedication and a willingness to discipline your life that makes you great.

Billie Jean King 155 quotes

Don't be afraid to hit the bal...

Don't be afraid to hit the ball.

Billie Jean King 155 quotes

For me, losing a tennis match ...

For me, losing a tennis match isn't failure, it's research.

Billie Jean King 155 quotes

If your partner wants to be pr...

If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.

Billie Jean King 155 quotes

I have a lot to say, and if I'...

I have a lot to say, and if I'm not No. 1, I can't say it.

Billie Jean King 155 quotes

I would just never out anybody...

I would just never out anybody. I think everyone has to find it in their own way and their own time.

Billie Jean King 155 quotes

I would love to be a player to...

I would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.

Billie Jean King 155 quotes

Martina and I went through a v...

Martina and I went through a very bad five years. Everything's very good between us now, but it was a long haul.

Billie Jean King 155 quotes

Men still get a lot more oppor...

Men still get a lot more opportunity. It is still a big part of the old boy network. They have more companies they can get money from.

Billie Jean King 155 quotes

Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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