There is no life for girls in team sports past Little League. I got into tennis when I realized this, and because I thought golf would be too slow for me, and I was too scared to swim.

Quote by Billie Jean King

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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...

Champions keep playing until they get it right.

Champions keep playing until they get it right.

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...

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 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...

It's fun to meet people from throughout the world who you don't have to explain...

It's fun to meet people from throughout the world who you don't have to explain...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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 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.

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, 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 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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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