I thought it would set us back 50 years if I didn't win that match. It would ruin the women's tour and affect all women's self esteem.

Quote by Billie Jean King

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Champions keep playing until they get it right.

Champions keep playing until they get it right.

Be bold. If you're going to make an error, make a doozy, and don't be...

Be bold. If you're going to make an error, make a doozy, and don't be...

When we reach the point where the women athletes are getting their pick of dates...

When we reach the point where the women athletes are getting their pick of dates...

A girl didn't get an athletic scholarship until the fall of 1972 for the very...

A girl didn't get an athletic scholarship until the fall of 1972 for the very...

They're not put on earth to be martyrs; they have to want to come out....

They're not put on earth to be martyrs; they have to want to come out....

The old boy network is still very strong and very true. Just look at the...

The old boy network is still very strong and very true. Just look at the...

Ever since that day when I was 11 years old, and I wasn't allowed in...

Ever since that day when I was 11 years old, and I wasn't allowed in...

Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.

Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.

I think younger players probably just think they are who they are-they don't think about...

I think younger players probably just think they are who they are-they don't think about...

It is very hard to be a female leader. While it is assumed that any...

It is very hard to be a female leader. While it is assumed that any...

In the seventies we had to make it acceptable for people to accept girls and...

In the seventies we had to make it acceptable for people to accept girls and...

The main thing is to care. Care very hard, even if it is only a...

The main thing is to care. Care very hard, even if it is only a...

No one changes the world who isn't obsessed.

No one changes the world who isn't obsessed.

I will tell you King's First Law of Recognition: You never get it when you...

I will tell you King's First Law of Recognition: You never get it when you...

I didn't really care if I had a coach that much, me personally, because I...

I didn't really care if I had a coach that much, me personally, because I...

I love to promote our sport. I love grass-roots tennis. I love coaching. I love...

I love to promote our sport. I love grass-roots tennis. I love coaching. I love...

When they take surveys of women in business, of the Fortune 500, the successful women,...

When they take surveys of women in business, of the Fortune 500, the successful women,...

I like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks.

I like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks.

I wanted to use sports for social change.

I wanted to use sports for social change.

Sports are a microcosm of society.

Sports are a microcosm of society.