I think younger players probably just think they are who they are-they don't think about coming out. Unless you're number one in the world, nobody cares, usually.

Quote by Billie Jean King

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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...

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...

No one changes the world who isn't obsessed.

No one changes the world who isn't obsessed.

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 like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks.

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

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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...

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 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...

I always wanted to help make tennis a team sport.

I always wanted to help make tennis a team sport.

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'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...

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...

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...