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.

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.

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...

Champions keep playing until they get it right.

Champions keep playing until they get it right.

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...

Sports are a microcosm of society.

Sports are a microcosm of society.

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...

I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.

I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.

Everyone has people in their lives that are gay, lesbian or transgender or bisexual. They...

Everyone has people in their lives that are gay, lesbian or transgender or bisexual. They...

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...

If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.

If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.

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...

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...

It's fun to meet people from throughout the world who you don't have to explain...

It's fun to meet people from throughout the world who you don't have to explain...

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...

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...

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...

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,...