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Billie Jean King

"In 1973, a woman could not get a credit card without her husband or father or a male signing off on it."

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"In 1973, a woman could not get a credit card without her husband or father or a male signing off on it."

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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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"Martina and I went through a very bad five years. Everything's very good between us now, but it was a long haul."
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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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"Sports are a microcosm of society."
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"Women get the attention when we get into the men's arena, and that's sad."
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"No one changes the world who isn't obsessed."
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"Women's sports is still in its infancy. The beginning of women's sports in the United States started in 1972, with the passage of Title 9 for girls to finally get athletic scholarships."
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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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