In 1973, a woman could not get a credit card without her husband or father or a male signing off on it.

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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....

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...

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...

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 always wanted to help make tennis a team sport.

I always wanted to help make tennis a team sport.

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...

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...

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....

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

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

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...

I wanted to use sports for social change.

I wanted to use sports for social change.

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...