Billie Jean King
Billie Jean King
Billie Jean Kingis an American former World No. 1 professional tennis player. King won 39 Grand Slam titles, including 12 singles, 16 women's doubles, and 11 mixed doubles titles. King won the singles title at the inaugural WTA Tour Championships. King often represented the United States in the Federation Cup and the Wightman Cup. She was a member of the victorious United States team in seven Federation Cups and nine Wightman Cups. For three years, King was the United States'...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth22 November 1943
CityLong Beach, CA
CountryUnited States of America
When we reach the point where the women athletes are getting their pick of dates just as easily as the men athletes, then we've really and truly arrived. Parity at last!
Each point I play is in the now moment. The last point means nothing, the next point means nothing.
Men still get a lot more opportunity. It is still a big part of the old boy network. They have more companies they can get money from.
In 1973, women got 59 cents on the dollar; now we are getting 74 cents on the dollar. In the area of finance and business, we are at 68 cents on the dollar.
Reputation is what others think about you. What's far more important is character, because that is what you think about yourself.
The main thing is not a matter of wanting to win; the main thing is being scared to lose.
Marriage isn't a 50-50 proposition very often. It's more like 100-0 one moment and 0-100 the next.
I hate being called a homosexual because I don't feel that way. It really upsets me ... Being gay can happen in any walk of life, in any world. If you have one gay experience, does that mean you're gay? If you have one heterosexual experience, does that mean you're straight? Life doesn't work quite so cut and dried.
Being Number One isn't everything to me, but for those few hours on the court it's way ahead of whatever's in second place.
Don't go into debt and don't spend a lot. It's not how much money you make, it's how much you spend.
Trust and respect is something you earn, not something that is given.
You want people to feel like they belong to something. And not be elitist. You don't want us to be elitist.
It's important to try to get people to think about women's wellness.
I like to see what future generations are thinking about.