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.

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I always wanted to help make tennis a team sport.

I always wanted to help make tennis a team sport.

Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total...

Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total...

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....

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...

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 like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks.

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

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,...

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

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

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.

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 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...

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 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...

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...

Martina and I went through a very bad five years. Everything's very good between us...

Martina and I went through a very bad five years. Everything's very good between us...

I think it's impossible to judge whether another person should come out. You just hope...

I think it's impossible to judge whether another person should come out. You just hope...

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.

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

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

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...