Billie Jean King
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“When they take surveys of women in business, of the Fortune 500, the successful women, 80% of them, say they were in sports as a young woman.” -Billie Jean King
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“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.” -Billie Jean King
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“Sports are a microcosm of society.” -Billie Jean King
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“Women get the attention when we get into the men’s arena, and that’s sad.” -Billie Jean King
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“If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.” -Billie Jean King
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“I think it’s impossible to judge whether another person should come out. You just hope they will on their own time and their own terms.” -Billie Jean King
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“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.” -Billie Jean King
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“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.” -Billie Jean King
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“When they take surveys of women in business, of the Fortune 500, the successful women, 80% of them, say they were in sports as a young woman.” -Billie Jean King
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