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Billie Jean King

"Women get the attention when we get into the men's arena, and that's sad."

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"I used to be told if I talked about my sexuality in any way that we wouldn't have a tennis tour."
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"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."
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"I think younger players probably just think they are who they are-they don't think about coming out. Unless you're number one in the world, nobody cares, usually."
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"In the seventies we had to make it acceptable for people to accept girls and women as athletes. We had to make it okay for them to be active. Those were much scarier times for females in sports."
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"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!"
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"The main thing is to care. Care very hard, even if it is only a game you are playing."
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"That is where the power, opportunity, and choice come from-when you have money. Money equals opportunity. There is no question."
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"It's just really important that we start celebrating our differences. Let's start tolerating first, but then we need to celebrate our differences."
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"Any therapist will tell you that when you're ready, you will come out. To be outed means you weren't ready."
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