Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.

Quote by Billie Jean King

Topics: Billie Jean King Quotes

I always liked co-ed events best so we have two men and two women on...

I always liked co-ed events best so we have two men and two women on...

I would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.

I would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

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...

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 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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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 wanted to use sports for social change.

I wanted to use sports for social change.

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

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

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...