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.

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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...

That is where the power, opportunity, and choice come from-when you have money. Money equals...

That is where the power, opportunity, and choice come from-when you have money. Money equals...

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.

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 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...

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...

Ever since that day when I was 11 years old, and I wasn't allowed in...

Ever since that day when I was 11 years old, and I wasn't allowed in...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

I think it's impossible to judge whether another person should come out. You just hope...

I think it's impossible to judge whether another person should come out. You just hope...