It's just really important that we start celebrating our differences. Let's start tolerating first, but then we need to celebrate our differences.

Quote by Billie Jean King

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Men can have a huge turnover of sponsorship and still survive a lot better than...

Men can have a huge turnover of sponsorship and still survive a lot better than...

I always wanted to help make tennis a team sport.

I always wanted to help make tennis a team sport.

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...

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 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...

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.

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...

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 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 love to promote our sport. I love grass-roots tennis. I love coaching. I love...

I love to promote our sport. I love grass-roots tennis. I love coaching. I love...

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.

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...

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 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 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...

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...

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...

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 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,...