No one changes the world who isn't obsessed.

Quote by Billie Jean King

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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.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

Sports are a microcosm of society.

Sports are a microcosm of society.

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...

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 always wanted to help make tennis a team sport.

I always wanted to help make tennis a team sport.

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...

Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.

Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.

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 wanted to use sports for social change.

I wanted to use sports for social change.

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...