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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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...

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...

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 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 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 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 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 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.

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.

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...

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 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...

I wanted to use sports for social change.

I wanted to use sports for social change.

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...

Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.

Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.

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...

In 1973, women got 59 cents on the dollar; now we are getting 74 cents...

In 1973, women got 59 cents on the dollar; now we are getting 74 cents...

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

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

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...