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

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.

No one changes the world who isn't obsessed.

No one changes the world who isn't obsessed.

I used to be told if I talked about my sexuality in any way that...

I used to be told if I talked about my sexuality in any way that...

I wanted to use sports for social change.

I wanted to use sports for social change.

I was always in the tennis business-from 1968. I was in tournaments and also on...

I was always in the tennis business-from 1968. I was in tournaments and also on...

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...

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...

When I was outed, it was like, That's done.

When I was outed, it was like, That's done.

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...

The trouble with being number one in the world - in anything - is that...

The trouble with being number one in the world - in anything - is that...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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.

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....

Any therapist will tell you that when you're ready, you will come out. To be...

Any therapist will tell you that when you're ready, you will come out. To be...

It's just really important that we start celebrating our differences. Let's start tolerating first, but...

It's just really important that we start celebrating our differences. Let's start tolerating first, but...

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...

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...