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
I always wanted to help make tennis a team sport.
I was always in the tennis business-from 1968. I was in tournaments and also on World Team Tennis teams as well.
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.
I always liked co-ed events best so we have two men and two women on each team.
Trust and respect is something you earn, not something that is given.
As far as U.S. tennis, we need new stars coming up in the pipeline, but I don't know if we have it.
Don't worry about what people say.
I think it's really important to have portion control. I don't believe in losing weight quickly.
It's important to try to get people to think about women's wellness.
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.
In business, everything starts with integrity. Otherwise it falls apart, though it does take time to find out who has integrity.
I always respect right off the bat because we are human, but then over time you learn who the person truly is, just like they learn about you. Hope it works out really well, and you hope that builds a stronger connection over time. You can't be friends with everybody.
Bobby Riggs was one of my heroes. I admired him. That's one of the reasons I beat him - because I respected him.
Female athletes are stereotyped by the general population--and usually as homosexuals.