Billie Jean King Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)
Billie Jean King quotes and sayings page 4 (81 year old athlete). Here's quote # 31 through 40 out of the 51 we have for her.
“I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.”
“I would just never out anybody. I think everyone has to find it in their own way and their own time.”
“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.”
“Ever since that day when I was 11 years old, and I wasn't allowed in a photo because I wasn't wearing a tennis skirt, I knew that I wanted to change the sport.”
“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.”
“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!”
“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.”
“Men can have a huge turnover of sponsorship and still survive a lot better than the women. But the women's ratings are better, at least at home in the United States than in the men's tennis.”
“I like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks.”
“When I was outed, it was like, That's done.”
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