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

Quote by Billie Jean King

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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...

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....

Sports teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you...

Sports teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you...

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...

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...

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...

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.

When I was outed, it was like, That's done.

When I was outed, it was like, That's done.

I always wanted to help make tennis a team sport.

I always wanted to help make tennis a team sport.

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 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...

Champions keep playing until they get it right.

Champions keep playing until they get it right.

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...

Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.

Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.

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...

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 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 didn't really care if I had a coach that much, me personally, because I...

I didn't really care if I had a coach that much, me personally, because I...

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...