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

Quote by Billie Jean King

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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...

In 1973, a woman could not get a credit card without her husband or father...

In 1973, a woman could not get a credit card without her husband or father...

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,...

Martina and I went through a very bad five years. Everything's very good between us...

Martina and I went through a very bad five years. Everything's very good between us...

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

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

I thought it would set us back 50 years if I didn't win that match....

I thought it would set us back 50 years if I didn't win that match....

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

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

There is no life for girls in team sports past Little League. I got into...

There is no life for girls in team sports past Little League. I got into...

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...

Sports teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you...

Sports teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you...

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...

Women's sports is still in its infancy. The beginning of women's sports in the United...

Women's sports is still in its infancy. The beginning of women's sports in the United...

Martina's gone with people who don't want to be out, and it drives her crazy...

Martina's gone with people who don't want to be out, and it drives her crazy...

Men can have a huge turnover of sponsorship and still survive a lot better than...

Men can have a huge turnover of sponsorship and still survive a lot better than...

Women get the attention when we get into the men's arena, and that's sad.

Women get the attention when we get into the men's arena, and that's sad.

I think it's impossible to judge whether another person should come out. You just hope...

I think it's impossible to judge whether another person should come out. You just hope...

Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.

Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.

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

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

I wanted to use sports for social change.

I wanted to use sports for social change.

I always wanted to help make tennis a team sport.

I always wanted to help make tennis a team sport.