I think it's impossible to judge whether another person should come out. You just hope they will on their own time and their own terms.

Quote by Billie Jean King

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No one changes the world who isn't obsessed.

No one changes the world who isn't obsessed.

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...

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...

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 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 always wanted to help make tennis a team sport.

I always wanted to help make tennis a team sport.

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.

Men still get a lot more opportunity. It is still a big part of the...

Men still get a lot more opportunity. It is still a big part of the...

That is where the power, opportunity, and choice come from-when you have money. Money equals...

That is where the power, opportunity, and choice come from-when you have money. Money equals...

I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.

I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.

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...

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...

I would just never out anybody. I think everyone has to find it in their...

I would just never out anybody. I think everyone has to find it in their...

A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.

A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.

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.

Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.

Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.

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...

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...

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...

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...